new patch teareth the old cloth, and the rent is made worse. 22 And no one putteth new wine into old leathern bottles; else the new wine bursteth the bottles. Thus the wine is spilled and the bottles are rendered useless. But new wine is to be put into new bottles. 23 At another time, as he was passing through corn fields, on the sabbath days, it happened that his disciples, as they pass24 ed along, began to pluck the ears. Whereupon the Pharisees

said to him, See! Why are they doing what is not lawful, on 25 the sabbath days? And he said to them, Did you never read what David did when he was in a strait; and he and his com26 pany were hungry? How he went to the house of God in the days of Abiathar, the high priest, and ate the presence loaves, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and gave 27 thereof to his attendants? Moreover he said to them, The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath. So that the son of man is lord even of the sabbath.

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And when he again went to the synagogue, there was a 2 man there who had a withered hand; and they watched him to see whether he would heal on the sabbath, that they might ac3 cuse him. Thereupon he saith to the man who had the wither4 ed hand. Stand up in the midst. Then he saith to them. Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? To save 5 life, or to kill? But they were silent. Then looking round on them with indignation, being grieved for the blindness of their mind, he saith to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. Accordingly he stretched it out, and his hand was restored whole as the 6 other. Upon this the Pharisees went out, and immediately held a consultation with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

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Again 'Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, and from Judea, 8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from the banks of the Jordan. They also around Tyre and Sidon, having heard 9 what he did, flocked to him in crowds. Then he gave orders to his disciples that a boat should attend him, because of the 10 multitude, that they might not throng him. For he healed ma

ny; so that they who had maladies, pressed in upon him to 11 touch him. And the unclean spirits; when they saw him, pros

12 trated themselves before him, and cried out, saying, Thou art the Son of God; though he strictly charged them not to make him known.

13 Then he goeth up to the mountain, and calleth to him 14 whom he would, and they went up to him. And he appointed

twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send 15 them to make proclamation; and to have power to cure diseas16 es, and expel demons; namely, Simon, whom he surnamed Pe17 ter, and James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of

James, (these he surnamed Boanerges, that is, sons of thun18 der) and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, 19 and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Chananite, and Judas Iscariot, who delivered him up.

20 Upon their going into a house, a crowd again assembled, so 21 that they could not so much as eat bread. And when they who 22 were just from it,* heard, and were going out to restrain it, (for some said, He is distracted, and the Scribes who had come down from Jerusalem, said, He is possessed by Beelzebub, and by the prince of the demons he expelleth the demons;) Jesus 23 having called them to him, said to them in parables, How can 24 Satan expel Satan? If indeed a kingdom be divided against it25 self, that kingdom cannot stand; and if a family be divided 26 against itself, that family cannot subsist; and if Satan is risen

up against himself, and divided, he cannot subsist; but hath 27 an end. No one can enter the house of the strong, and plun28 der his goods, unless he first bind the strong one. Then in

deed he may rifle his house. Verily I say to you, All transgressions may be forgiven the sons of men, and what slanderous speeches soever they may utter, but whoever shall utter slanders against the Holy Spirit, hath not forgiveness in this 29 age, but is liable to everlasting punishment.

30 Because it was said he hath an unclean spirit, therefore his 31 brethren, and his mother come, and having stood without, 32 sent for him, as the multitude sat around him. And when they said to him, Behold thy mother and thy brethren are

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33 without, inquiring for thee, he answered them, saying, Who 34 is my mother? And who are my brethren? Then looking round

on them who sat about him, he saith, Behold my mother and 35 my brethren! For whosoever will do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

IV.

And when he began to teach again by the sea side, so great a multitude gathered about him, that he went on board the small vessel, and sat at sea, and all the multitude were on 2 the sea shore. And he taught them many things in parables, 3 and in his manner of teaching, said to them, Hearken! Be4 hold the sower went out to sow! And it happened that as he was sowing, some fell on the highway, and the birds of the 5 air came and devoured it. And some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much depth of soil; and it sprang up imme6 diately, because it had not depth of soil, but when the sun was up, it was scorched, and, for want of root, withered away: 7 and some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and 8 choked it, so that it yielded no fruit: and some fell on good ground, which sprang up and yielded fruit, growing and thriving and bringing forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some 9 an hundred fold. Then he said to them, Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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And when he was in private they who were about him, with the twelve, asked him the meaning of this parable. 11 Whereupon he said to them, To you it is granted to know

the secrets of the reign of God; but to those without, all 12 these things are delivered in parables, so that seeing they see, though they may not perceive; and hearing they hear, though they may not understand. Perhaps they may turn, that their 13 sins may be forgiven them. Then he saith to them, Do ye not comprehend this parable? How then will you understand 14 all the parables? The sower soweth the word. Now these are 15 they by the way side, where the word is sown, who have no

sooner heard, than Satan cometh, and taketh away the word 16 which was sown in their hearts. And in like manner the rocky

ground denoteth those, who, when they hear the word, re17 ceive it immediately with joy; but not having it rooted in them, they are but temporary; so that when tribulation, or persecution cometh because of the word, they are instantly

18 stumbled. And these are they sown among thorns, who hear 19 the word, but the cares of this world, and the delusion of rich

es, and inordinate desires of other things, crowd in and choke 20 the word, so that it becometh unfruitful. And these are they sown on good ground, who hear the word and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some, thirty; and some, sixty; and some, an hundred fold.

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Then he said to them, Is a lamp brought to be put under the corn measure, or under the bed? Is it not that it may be 22 set on a stand? For there is nothing hidden which shall not be discovered, nor any thing laid up in secret, but that it may 23 be brought to light. If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear. 24 Moreover he said to them, Consider what you hear. With

whatever measure you deal out, you shall receive; and to 25 you who are attentive more shall be given. For to him who improveth, more shall be given; but from him who improveth not, even what he hath shall be taken away.

26 Again he said, The reign of God is as when a man sow27 eth seed on the ground. Whether he sleepeth or waketh, night and day, the seed groweth and increaseth, he knoweth not 28 how. For the earth of itself produceth first a blade, then an 29 ear, then full grains in the ear. And when the grain is ripe, he forthwith applieth the sickle, because the harvest is come.

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Again he said, To what may we compare the reign of 31 God? Or by what similitude may we represent it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the ground, 32 is one of the very smallest seeds there: but, being sown, it springeth up and becometh larger than all plants of the pulse kind, and shooteth out large branches, so that under its shade the birds of the air can find shelter.

33 And with many such parables he spake the word to them 34 as they were able to hear it: but without a parable he did not speak to them. And in private he explained all to his disciples.

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And the same day, in the evening, he saith to them, Let 36 us cross over to the other side. So, leaving the multitude, they take him along with them as he was on board. And 37 there were some other small vessels with him. And there arose a violent storm of wind, and the waves beat into the

38 vessel, so that it would soon be full. Now he was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awake him, and say, Teacher, 39 carest thou not that we perish? Thereupon he arose and re

buked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the 40 wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Then he said to them, 41 Why are you so much afraid. How is it that you have not faith? And they were exceedingly terrified, and said one to another, Who in reality is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

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And when they arrived at the other side, in the country 2 of the Gaderenes, just as he was stepping out of the vessel, there met him a man coming out from among the tombs, with 3 an unclean spirit, who made his abode in the tombs, and 4 whom no one could confine-no, not even with chains. For he had often been bound with fetters and chains; but he burst the chains and broke in pieces the fetters, so that none could 5 tame him. And he was continually, night and day, on the

mountains and in the tombs, screaming, and cutting himself 6 with stones. But upon seeing Jesus at a distance, he ran, and 7 prostrating himself, cried with a loud voice, saying, What

hast thou to do with me, Jesus, son of the most high God? 8 I conjure thee by God not to torment me? For he had said to 9 him, Go out of the man, thou unclean spirit. Then he asked

him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name 10 is Legion; for we are many, and earnestly intreated him not to 11 send them out of that country. Now there was there on the 12 mountains, a great herd of swine feeding, and all the demons

besought him, saying, Send us to the swine that we may enter 13 into them. And Jesus immediately permitted them. Whereupon the unclean spirits, having gone out, entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down a precipice into the sea, (now they were about two thousand) and were drowned in the 14 sea. And they who fed the swine fled, and told the news in town and country. And the people came out to see what had happened. 15 And when they came to Jesus and saw the demoniac-him who

had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind, 16 they were terrified. And when the eye witnesses told them 17 what was done to the demoniac, and respecting the swine,