And going on thence he saw two other brethren, James 21 the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. And they straightway left the boat and 22 their father, and followed him.

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their 23 synagogues and preaching the Good Tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness in the people. And his fame went into all Syria; and they 24 brought unto him all the sick people taken with divers diseases and torments, and demoniacs, and lunatics, and those with palsy ; and he healed them. And great crowds 25 followed him from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.

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And seeing the crowds, he went up the mountain; and as he sat, his disciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying; 'Blessed in the spirit 3 are the poor; for their's is the kingdom of heaven. 'Blessed are they that mourn; for they will be comforted. 'Blessed are the meek; for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful; 'for they will obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart; for they will see God. Blessed are the peace'makers; for they will be called sons of God. Blessed 10 'are they that are persecuted for righteousness' sake; for 'their's is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when 11 'men shall revile you, and persecute you, and say every 'evil word against you falsely for my sake; rejoice and 12 'be glad, for great is your reward in heaven: for so per'secuted they the prophets that were before you.

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'Ye are the salt of the earth; and if the salt have lost 13 'its savour, wherewith shall it be salted; it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and to be 'trodden on by men. Ye are the light of the world. A 14 'city set on a hill cannot be hid; neither do men light a 'lamp and put it under the bushel, but on the lamp'stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house; so 16 'let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. 'Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the 17 prophets; I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For 18

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'verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass away, 'not one Jot [the smallest of the letters] or one tip of a 'letter shall pass away from the law, till all things come 19 'to pass. Whoever therefore shall break one of the least 'of these commands, and shall teach men so, he will be 'called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them, he will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, that unless your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, 21 'ye will not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Ye have 'heard that it was said to them of old; Thou shalt not 'kill; and whoever shall kill, will be deserving of the judg22 'ment. But I say unto you, that every one that is angry 'with his brother without a cause, will be liable to the 'judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, Raca, "[or Fool,] will be liable to the high council; and whoever 'shall say, Moreh [or Apostate] will be liable to the 'Gehenna of fire. If therefore thou bring thy gift to the 'altar, and there remember that thy brother hath ought 24 'against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go; 'first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and 25 offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly, whilst 'thou art on the way with him; lest the adversary deliver 'thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, 26 and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say to thee, thou 'wilt not come out thence till thou hast paid the last 27 farthing. Ye have heard that it was said; Thou shalt not 'commit adultery; but I say unto you, that every man, 'that looketh at a woman to lust after her, hath already 29 'committed adultery with her in his heart. And if thy 'right eye maketh thee sin, pluck it out, and cast it from 'thee; for it is better for thee that one of thy limbs should 'perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into 'Gehenna. And if thy right hand maketh thee sin, cut it 'off, and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one of thy limbs should perish, and not that thy whole 31 body should be cast into Gehenna. And it was said; 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a 32 writing of divorcement; but I say unto you, whoever 'shall put away his wife, unless for the reason of forni'cation, causeth her to commit adultery; and whoever 'shall marry her that hath been put away, committeth

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'adultery. Again, ye have heard that it was said to them 33 'of old; Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt per'form unto the Lord thine oaths; but I say unto you, 34 swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's 'throne; nor by the earth, for it is a footstool for his 35 feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the great King's city. 'Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not 36 'make one hair white or black. But let your word be ; 37 "yea, yea; nay, nay; for what is more than these cometh of evil. Ye have heard that it was said; An eye for an 38 eye, and a tooth for a tooth; but I say unto you, resist 39 'not evil; but whoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, 'turn to him the other also; and let him that wisheth 40 'to have judgment against thee, and to take thy coat, let 'him have thy cloak also; and whoever shall force thee 41 'to go in his service one mile, go with him twain. Give 42 'to him that asketh thee, and him that would borrow of 'thee turn not thou away. Ye have heard that it was 43 'said; Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy; 'but I say unto you, love your enemies; bless them that 44 curse you; do good to them that hate you; and pray for 'them that reproach you and persecute you; so that ye 45 may be sons of your Father that is in heaven; for he 'maketh his sun to rise on the wicked and on the good, 'and sendeth rain on the righteous and on the un'righteous. For if ye should love them that love you, 46 'what reward have ye? Do not even the tax-gatherers 'the same? And if ye should salute your brethren only, 47 what great thing do ye? Do not even the Heathen so? 'Be ye therefore perfect, as your Father that is in heaven 48 is perfect. Take heed that ye do not your acts of 1 righteousness before men to be seen by them; otherwise ye have no reward with your Father that is in heaven. 'Therefore, when thou givest alms, do not sound a trum'pet before thee as the hypocrites do in the synagogues 'and in the streets, that they may be honoured by men. 'Verily I say to you, they have their reward. But when 'thou givest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy 'right hand doeth; so that thine alms may be in secret; 'and thy Father who seeth in secret will himself reward 'thee openly. And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be ' as the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the

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'synagogues and in the corners of the open squares, that 'they may be seen by men. Verily I say unto you, they 6 'have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter 'into thy closet, and after shutting thy door, pray to thy 'Father that is in secret; and thy Father who seeth in 7 'secret will reward thee openly. And when ye pray, 'babble not as the Heathen do; for they think that in 8 'their much speaking they will be heard. Be ye not 'therefore like unto them; for your Father knoweth what 9 'things ye have need of before ye ask him. Thus, there'fore, pray ye; Our Father that art in heaven, hallowed 10 'be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on 11 earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily 12 'bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our 13 'debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us 14 'from evil. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your 15 'heavenly Father will also forgive you; and if ye forgive

'not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive 16 'your trespasses. And when ye fast, be not as the hypo'crites, of a sad face; for they disfigure their faces that 'they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say to you 17 'they have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, 18 anoint thy head, and wash thy face; so that thou appear 'not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father that is in 'secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret will reward 19 'thee. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, 'where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break 20 through and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in 'heaven, where neither moth nor rust corrupt, and where 21 'thieves break not through nor steal. For where your 22 treasure is, there will your heart be also. The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy 23 'whole body will be in the light; but if thine eye be evil, 'thy whole body will be in darkness. If therefore the 'light that is in thee be darkness, how great will be the 24 'darkness! No one can serve two masters; for either he 'will hate the one and love the other; or he will hold to 'the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God 25 and Mammon. Therefore I say unto you, be not over careful for your life, what ye sh e shall eat or what ye shall 'drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is 'not life more than food, and the body than raiment ?

'Look at the fowls of the air, they sow not, nor reap, nor 26 'gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth 'them; are ye not better than they? Which of you by 27 'being over careful can add one cubit to his stature? 'And why are ye over careful for raiment ? Consider 28 'the lilies of the field how they grow; they toil not, nor 'spin; and I say unto you, that not Solomon in all 29 'his glory was arrayed like one of these. If then God 30 'so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into a furnace, will he not much more 'clothe you, ye of little faith? Therefore be not over 'careful, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we 'drink? or, What shall we put on? For after all these 32 'things the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father 'knoweth that ye have need of all these. But seek first 33 the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things will be added unto you. Therefore be 34 not over careful for the morrow; for the morrow will 'be over careful for the things of itself. 'the day is the evil thereof.

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'Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what 12 'judgment ye judge, ye will be judged; and with what measure ye measure, it will be measured to you. And 'why seest thou the chaff that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the splinter that is in thine own eye? 'Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me take the 'chaff out of thine eye; and behold, the splinter is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first take the splinter 5 'out of thine own eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to 'take the chaff out of thy brother's eye. Give not what 'is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before 'swine; lest they trample them under their feet, and turn 'and rend you. Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, 'and ye will find; knock, and it will be opened unto 'you; for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that 'seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it will be 'opened. Or what man is there of you, who, if his son ‘ask for bread, will give him a stone? and if he ask for 10 a fish, will give him a serpent? If then, ye being evil, 11 'know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father that is in heaven give good 'things to them that ask him! Therefore all things 12

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