Parable of the mustard MATTHEW, XIII. 22 He also that received seed A. D. 31. among the thorns, is he that heareth the word; and the care g of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, r choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. qLu. 14. 16-24. Mar. 10.23. 1Ti.6.9. 2Ti.4.10. $ Jno. 15.5. 23 But he that received seed into the good ground, is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it: t Is.28.10,13. which also beareth fruit, s and u 1Pe. 1.23. bringeth forth, some an hundredv 1Ti.5.24. fold, some sixty, some thirty. 24 Another t parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good u seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it. tares? w Mal.4.1. x Lu.3.17. y Mar.4.30. 1 z Eze.17.23. The Greek word siguifies a mea sure about a peck and a half, want ing a little more than a pint. a Mar.4.33. b Ps.78.2. c Lu. 10.24. Ro.116.25,26. Col. 1.26. 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye d Ro. 10. 18. gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest and in the time of harvest v I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to w burn them but gather the wheat x into! my barn. 31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a y grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds but when it is grown, it is! the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, z so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. Col. 1.6. e 1 Pe. 1.23. f Jno.8.44. Ac. 13.10. 1Jno.3.8. Joel 3.13. Re. 14.15. h Re. 14. 1519. i ver.30. 2 or, scandals. k Lu. 13.27. I ch.3. 12. Re.19.20. 20.10. m ver.50. ch.8.12. n Da. 12.3. seed, leaven, etc. 36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. 37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38 The field is the world; d the good seed are the children of the kingdom; e but the tares are the children of the wicked ƒ one; 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; g and the reapers are the angels. h 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; i so shall it be in the end of this world. 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all 2 things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42 And I shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there m shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then shall the righteous shine n forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure o hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth p all that he hath, and buyeth q that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman, seeking goodly pearls: 46 Who, when he had found one r pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered s of every kind: 48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. 49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and t sever the wicked from among the just, 50 And u shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things! They say unto him, Yea, Lord. 52 Then said he unto them, Therefore, every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out v of his treasure things new and old. w 53 And it came to pass, that MATTHEW, XIV. John Baptist beheaded. when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. 54 And x when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? 55 Is not this the carpenter's son?! Christ walketh on the sea. desert place apart; and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. 11 And Jesus went forth, and i saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion k toward them, and he healed their sick. 15 T And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, Is not his mother called Mary? and (CHAP. 14.) This is a desert place, and the time his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? 57 And they were offended y in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. a Mar.6.14. is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the Lu.9.7,&c. villages, and buy themselves vict 58 And he did not many mighty e ch.21.26. works there, because of their unbelief. CHAPTER XIV. 1 Herod's opinion of Christ. 3 John Baptist beheaded. 15 Five thousand fed. T that time a Herod the te Lu.20.6. 2 in the d Pr.29.10. At that of to fame of e Ju. 11.31,35. Jesus, Da,6.4-16. 2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is fJu.21.1. risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works 1 do show forth themselves in him. 1Sa. 14.28. Ec.5.2. Ac.8.2. 3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his h ch.10.23. brother Philip's wife. 4 For John said unto him, Itb is not lawful for thee to have her. 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as c a prophet. 6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced 2 before them, and pleased Herod. 7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. 12.15. Mar.6.32, &c. uals. 16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. 17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. 18 Ile said, Bring them hither to me. 19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 20 And they did all eat, and were filled and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.Z 21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. 22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 And when he had sent the Lu.9.10,&c. multitudes away, hem went up into Jno.6.1,2, a mountain apart to pray and when the evening was come, he was there alone. 8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here m Mar.6.46. troubled, o saying, It is a spirit; John Baptist'sd head in a charger. 9 And the king was sorry: e nevertheless for the oath's f sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. 10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. 27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Bep of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. 28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it q be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind 3 boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.r What defileth a man. Christ healeth the sick. the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? MATTHEW, XV. 31 And immediately s Jesus A. D. 32. stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, Os Is.63.12. thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? t 32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.u 33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.v 31 And w when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased; 36 And besought him that they might only touch the hem z of his garment and as many y as touched were made perfectly whole. CHAPTER XV. 1 Ja. 1.6. u Ps.107.29. v Da.3.25. Lu.4.41. Jno. 1.49. 6.69. 11.27. Ac.8.37. Ro.1.4. w Mar.6.53. x ch.9.20. y Jno.6.37. De.5. 16. d Ex.21.17. Le.20.9. 2 God's commandments, and man's c Ex.20.12. THE 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 unto them, Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your] tradition? b e De.27.16. ƒ Is.29. 13. i Jno. 15.2,6. 4 For God commanded, saying c Honour thy father and mother; and, He d that curseth father or mother, Lu.6.45. let him die the death. 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 6 And honour note his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Ja.3.6. m Ge.6.5. 8.21. Pr.6. 14. 24.9. Je. 17.9. Ro.S.10.19. Ga.5. 19-21. Ep.2.3. Tit.3.3. n Mar.7.21. o Lu. 18.38,39. 8 This f people draweth nigh untop Ps. 28. 1. me with their mouth, and honour- La.3.8. eth me with their lips; but their q ch.10.5.6. 7 Ye hypocrites! well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, heart is far from me. 9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines, g the commandments of men. 10 T And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: Ac.3.26. r ch.7.6. Re.22.15. s Job 3.15. 23.10. La.3.32. t Ps. 145.19. 11 Not h that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but uno.4.50-53. that which cometh out of the v Mar.7.31. mouth, this defileth a man. w Ps. 103.3. 12 Then came his disciples, and Is.35.5.6. said unto him, Knowest thou that 13 But he answered and said, Every plant i which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone: they k be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. 16 And Jesus said. Are ye also yet without understanding? 17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth/goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man, 19 For in out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. 21 Then n Jesus went thence. and departed into the coast of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David to my daughter is greviously vexed with a devil. 23 But he answered her not a word, p And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, q 1 am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me! 26 But he answered and said it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.r 27 And she said, Truth Lord: ret the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 28 Then s Jesus answered an! said unto her, O woman, great thy faith: be tit unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very & nour 29 And v Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. 30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them tho that were lame, blind, dumb, mamed, and many others, and cast thetr down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: w 31 Insomuch that the multitude MATTHEW, XVI. The sign of Jonas. wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel. 32 Then a Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now) three days and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. 33 And y his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? 31 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. 35 And z he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and a gave thanks, and brake them and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. A. D. 32. x Mar.8.1. Christ foreshows his death. selves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. 8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, e O ye of little y 2K1.4.43,44. faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought ch.14.19,&c. no bread? a ISa.9.13. Lu.22.19. 24.30. b Mar.8.10. (CHAP. 16.) a ch. 12.38. Mar.8.11. Lu. 11.16. 12.54-56. ICo,1.22. b Jon. 1.17. c Lu. 12.1. d 1Co.5.6-8. 2Ti.2.16,17. Ga.5.9. 1 The Pharisees require a sign. 5 Of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, etc. HE Pharisees also with the Tsadductes came, and tempt ing, desired him that he would show them a sign a from heaven. 2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather; for the sky is red. g ch.15.34. h ch.15.1-9. i Mar.8.27. Lu.9.18,&c. k ch.14.2. Lu.9.7-9. ch.14.33. Ps.2.7. Jno. 1.49. Ac.9.20. He.1.2,5. m ICo.2.10. Ga.1.16. Ep.2.8. n 1Jno.4.15. 5.20. 3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites! ye can discern the face of the sky; o Jno. 1.42. but can ye not discern the signs of p Ep.2.20. the times? Re.21.14. 4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and q Ps.9.13. there shall no sign be given untor Is.54.17. it, but the sign of the prophet Jos ch. 18.18. nas. b And he left them and departed. it Mar.8.30. u Lu.9.22. 5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. IS.31. 21.6,7. 1Co. 15.3,4. Take heed, and beware of the lea-1 pity thyself. 6 T Then Jesus said unto them, c vend of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 7 And they reasoned among them v 2Ps. 19.22. 9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five f loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 10 Neither the seven g loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up ? 11 How is it that ye do not understand, that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? 12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine h of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Cesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom i do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, k Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona for flesh m and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but n my father which is in heaven. 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter; o and p upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates q of hell shall not prevail r against it. 19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou s shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. 20 Then t charged he his disciples, that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. 21 From u that time forth began Jesus to show unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. 22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, 1 Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. 23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: v The transfiguration. MATTHEW, XVII. A. D. 32. thou art an offence unto me: w for 25 For y whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. x ch.10.38. Mar. 8.34. Ac. 14.22. y Jno. 12.25. 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or z what shallz Ps.49.7,8. a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For a the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father, with his angels, and b then he shall reward every man according to his works. 23 Verily I say unto you, There c be some standing here, which shall not tasted of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. CHAPTER XVII. 1 The transfiguration of Christ. 14 He healeth the lunatic. a Da.7.9,10. b Re.22.12. c Mar.9.1. d He.2.9. a Mar.9.2,&c. b Re. 1.16. A Dafter a sixdays ND after a six days Jesus taketh c ch.3.17. brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, b and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias, talking with him. 4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. Mar. 1.11. d Is.42.1,21. e De. 18. 15, 19. He. 1. 1,2. Da. 10. 10, 18. i Mar.9.14. 5 While he yet spake, behold, ah ch.16.21. bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice c out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom d I am well pleased; hear e ye him. 6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. 7 And Jesus came and touched f them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. 9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. 10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why g then say the scribes that Elias must first come? Lu.9.37,&c. 7 ch.21.21. m ch. 16.21. 20.17. Mar.8.31. 9.30,31. 10.33. Lu.9.22,44. 18.31. Christ payeth tribule. 11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. 12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer h of them. 13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. 14 T And i when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, 15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatic, and sore vexed: for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him, O faithless and perverse genera17 Then Jesus answered and said, tion! how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? Bring him hither to me. 18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. 19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?' 20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: k 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. 21 Howbeit, this kind goeth not out, but by prayer and fasting. 22 T And while m they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men; 23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry. 24 T And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received 1 tribute-money canie to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? 25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon ? of whom do the 24.6,26,46. kings of the earth take custom er didrachma, tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? 26 Peter saith unto him, of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. 27 Notwithstanding, lest we should |