27 life? For the Son of man shall come in the 1 Or, soul glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his 28' deeds. Verily I say unto you, There be some 2 Gr. doing. of them that stand here, which shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. 3 3 17 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart: 2 and he was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments 3 became white as the light. And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking 4 with him. And Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, I will make here three tabernacles; Or, booths one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for 5 Elijah. While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear 6 ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they 7 fell on their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them and said,.Arise, 8 and be not afraid. And lifting up And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only. 9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be 10 risen from the dead. And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that 11 Elijah must first come? And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, and shall re12 store all things: but I say unto you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they listed. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of 1 Gr. demon. 2 Many authorities, some ancient, insert ver. 21 But this kind them. Then understood the disciples that he 13 spake unto them of John the Baptist. And when they were come to the multitude, 14 there came to him a man, kneeling to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son: 15 for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously: for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and oft-times into the water. And I brought him to thy dis- 16 ciples, and they could not cure him. And Jesus 17 answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked him; and the 'devil 18 went out from him: and the boy was cured from that hour. Then came the disciples to Jesus 19 apart, and said, Why could not we cast it out? And he said unto them, Because of your little 20 faith for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you." And while they 'abode in Galilee, Jesus said 22 unto them, The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men; and they shall kill 23 save by prayer him, and the third day he shall be raised up. See Mark ix. 29. And they were exceeding sorry. goeth not out and fasting. 3 Some ancient authorities read were gathering themselves together. 4 Gr. didrachma. 4 5 And when they were come to Capernaum, 24 they that received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay the *half-shekel? He saith, Yea. And when he 25 came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, Or, teacher saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers? And when he said, From strangers, Jesus 26 said unto him, Therefore the sons are free. But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou 27 18 to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a 'shekel: that take, and give unto them for Gr. stater. me and thee. 2 by an ass. In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is 'greatest in the kingdom Gr. greater. 2 of heaven? And he called to him a little child, 3 and set him in the midst of them, .and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise 4 enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the 'greatest in the king5 dom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one 6 such little child in my name receiveth me: but whoso shall cause one of these little ones which believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged Gr. a millabout his neck, and that he should be sunk in the stone turned 7 depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that 8 man through whom the occasion cometh! And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast 9 into the eternal fire. And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast 10 into the hell of fire. See that ye despise not Many one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold insert ver. 11 the face of my Father which is in heaven. For the Son of 12 How think ye? if any man have a hundred save that which sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he Luke xix. 10. 5 4 Gr. Gehenna of fire. authorities, some ancient, man came to was lost. Sce 1 Gr. a thing willed before your Father. 2 Some ancient authorities read my. not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto 13 you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray. Even so it is not 'the will of your Father 14 which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. And if thy brother sin 'against thee, go, shew 15 3 Some ancient him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. authorities omit against thee. Or, congregation. 5 Or, seventy times and seven • Gr. bondservants. 7 This talent was probably worth about £240. But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or 16 Then came Peter, and said to him, Lord, 21 But 25 lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and pay26 ment to be made. The servant therefore fell 1Gr. bonddown and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have servant. 27 patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And the lord of that 'servant, being moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the 282 debt. But that 'servant went out, and found Gr. loan. one of his fellow-servants, which owed him a hundred 'pence: and he laid hold on him, and The word in took him by the throat, saying, Pay what thou the Greek 29 owest. So his fellow-servant fell down and be- worth about eight pence sought him, saying, Have patience with me, halfpenny. 30 and I will pay thee. And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should 31 pay him, and saith to him, Thou wicked 'servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou be33 soughtest me: shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I 34 had mercy on thee? And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he 35 should pay all that was due. So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts. 19 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judæa beyond Jor2 dan; and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. 3 4 denotes a coin 4 And there came unto him Pharisees, tempt- Many authorities, ing him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to some ancient, 4 put away his wife for every cause? And he insert the. answered and said, Have ye not read, that he "Some ancient which made them from the beginning made read created. authorities |