21 and he said to them, How is it that ye understand not? 22 And he goeth to Bethsaida; and they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him:

23 and taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw any thing?

24 and he looked up, and said, I see the men as I see the trees, but walking:

25 then he put his hands again on his eyes; and he looked about, and was restored, and saw all things clearly:

26 and he sent him away to his house, saying, Go not into the town.

27 And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, into the villages of Cesarea Philippi :

28 and he asked his disciples, in the way, saying to them, Whom do men say that I am? 29 and they told him, saying, John the Baptist: but some say, Elijah; and others, That thou art one of the prophets : 30 and he asked them, But Ye, whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith to him, Thou art the Christ:

31 and he charged them, that they should tell no one of him.

32 And he began to teach

must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed; and after three days rise again :

33 and he spake this word confidently and Peter, taking him up, began to rebuke him; 34 but, turning and looking on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan for thou regardest not the things of God, but those of men.

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35 And calling the multitude to him, with his disciples, he said to them, If any one will come after me, let him renounce himself, and take up his cross, and follow me:

36 for, whoever wisheth to save his life will lose it; but whoever loseth his life for my sake, and that of the gospel, will save it:

37 for, what will it profit a man to gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul? Or, what shall a man give as a ransom for his soul?

38 for, whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.

39 And he said to them, verily I tell you, That there are some

of these that stand here, who will not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come with power.

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AND, after six days, Jesus

taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up apart to a high mountain: and he was transfigured before them:

2 and his garments became shining, exceeding white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten them:

3 and Elijah with Moses appeared to them and they talked with Jesus:

4 and Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is well for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah :

5 for he knew not what to say; for they were terrified:

6 and a cloud overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my "beloved Son: hear him!"

7 and suddenly looking round, they no longer saw any one with them, but Jesus only.

8 And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no one the things they had seen, until the Son of man should be risen from the dead:

9 and they kept the matter to themselves; questioning together, what was that rising from the dead?

10 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elijah must first come?

11 and he said to them, Elijah indeed cometh first, to restore all things; and (as it is written of the Son of man) to suffer many things, and to be set at naught:

12 but I tell you, That both Elijah hath come, and that they have done to him whatsoever they would, as it is written of him.

13 And when he came to the other disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and the scribes questioning them :

14 and as soon as the multitude saw him, they were greatly amazed, and ran to him and saluted him:

15 and he asked them, Of what are ye questioning them? 16 and one of the multitude answered him, Master, I have brought to thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit ;

17 and whenever it seizeth him, it throweth him down : and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast it out; but they were not able:

18 and he answereth them, and saith; O unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you! how long shall I endure you! bring him to me. 19 And they brought him to him: and, as soon as the spirit saw him, it convulsed him, and he fell on the ground and rolled foaming:

20 and he asked his father, How long is it that this hath been on him? and he said, From a child :

21 and it hath often cast him into the fire, and into waters, to destroy him; but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. 22 Jesus said to him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth:

23 and the father of the child straightway cried out, and said, I believe; help thou my unbelief!

24 and Jesus, seeing that the multitude ran together, rebuked the unclean spirit; saying to it, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him:

25 and it cried out, and convulsed him violently, and came out of him and he became as one dead; so that many said, He is dead:

26 but Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him; and he

stood up.

27 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why were we not able to cast it out?

28 and he said to them, This kind can go out by nothing but by prayer.

29 And departing from thence, they went through Galilee ; and he would not that any one should know it:

30 for he had taught his disciples, and said to them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and after he is killed, he will rise on the third day:

31 but they understood not what was said; and they were afraid to ask him.

32 And he came to Capernaum and when he was in the house, he asked them, Of what disputed ye in the way? 33 but they were silent; for they had disputed by the way among themselves, which of them was greatest.

34 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith to them, If any one desireth to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all:

35 and he took a child, and set it before them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them :

36 Whoever receiveth one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whoever receiveth me, receiveth not

me only, but him also who

sent me.

37 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he doth not follow us:

38 but Jesus said, Forbid him not; for there is no one that shall do a miracle in my name, who will readily speak evil of me; for, he that is not against us, is for us:

39 for, I tell you, verily, Whoever shall give you a cup of water to drink, in the name that ye are Christ's, will not lose his reward:

40 and whoever shall cause one of these. little ones to stumble, that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were cast into the sea:

41 and if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than to have two hands and to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire:

42 and if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter lame into life, than to have two feet and to be cast into hell, into the unquenchable fire:

43 and if thine eye cause thee to stumble, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with

one eye, than to have two eyes and to be cast into hell fire; where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched :

44 for every one shall be sea- 1 Pet. iv. 12. soned with fire, as it is said, "Every sacrifice shall be sea- Lev. ii. 13. "soned with salt."

45 Salt is good; but, if the salt lose its saltness, with what will ye season it?

46 Have salt in yourselves; and be in peace, one with another.

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ND rising up, he goeth from thence to the borders of Judea, even beyond the Jordan: and multitudes again resort to him; and he taught them again, as he was accustomed.

2 And the Pharisees came to him, to try him; and they asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?

3 and he answered and said to them, What did Moses command you?

4 and they said, Moses suffered a man to write a bill of divorcement, and so to put her away:

5 and Jesus answered and said to them; Because of the hardness of your heart, he wrote you this precept:

6 but, at the beginning of the creation it is written, "God