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The centurion's servant,

came unto him a centurion, be-
seeching him,

MATTHEW, and
many others, healed.
15 And he touched her hand,
and the fever left her: and she
arose, and ministered unto them.
16¶ When the even was come,
they brought unto him many that

6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

7 And Jesus saith unto him, I were possessed with devils: and will come and heal him. he cast out the spirits with his 8 The centurion answered word, and healed all that were and said, Lord, I am not worthy sick;

that thou shouldest come under 17 That it might be fulfilled
my roof: but speak the word which was spoken by Esaias
only, and my servant shall be the prophet, saying, Himself
healed.
took our infirmities, and bare
9 For I am a man under au- our sicknesses.
thority, having soldiers under
18 Now when Jesus saw great
me: and I say to this man, Go, multitudes about him, he gave
and he goeth; and to another, commandment to depart unto
Come, and he cometh; and to the other side.
my servant, Do this, and he 19 And a certain scribe came,
and said unto him, Master, I
10 When Jesus heard it, he will follow thee whithersoever
marvelled, and said to them that thou goest.
followed, Verily I say unto you, 20 And Jesus saith unto him,
I have not found so great faith, The foxes have holes, and the
no, not in Israel.
birds of the air have nests; but

doeth it.

11 And I say unto you, That the Son of man hath not where many shall come from the east to lay his head. and west, and shall sit down with 21 And another of his disciAbraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, ples said unto him, Lord, suffer in the kingdom of heaven: me first to go and bury my fa

12 But the children of the ther. kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was

22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

23¶ And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

24 And behold, there arose healed in the self-same hour. a great tempest in the sea, in14 And when Jesus was somuch that the ship was cocome into Peter's house, he saw vered with the waves: but he his wife's mother laid, and sick was asleep. of a fever.

25 And his disciples came to

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CHAP. IX.

Christ stilleth the tempest,
and cureth the palsy.
him, and awoke him, saying, city came out to meet Jesus :
Lord, save us: we perish. and when they saw him, they
26 And he saith unto them, besought him that he would de-
Why are ye fearful, O ye of part out of their coasts.
little faith? Then he arose, and
rebuked the winds and the sea;
and there was a great calm.

CHAP. IX.
Christ cureth the palsy.

27 But the men marvelled, AND he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came saying, What manner of man is into his own city. this, that even the winds and 2 And behold, they brought the sea obey him! to him a man sick of the palsy, 28 ¶ And when he was come lying on a bed: and Jesus, seeing to the other side, into the coun- their faith, said unto the sick of try of the Gergesenes, there the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; met him two possessed with thy sins be forgiven thee. devils, coming out of the tombs, 3 And behold, certain of the exceeding fierce, so that no man scribes said within themselves, might pass by that way. This man blasphemeth.

29 And behold, they cried 4 And Jesus, knowing their out, saying, What have we to thoughts, said, Wherefore think do with thee, Jesus, thou Son ye evil in your hearts?

of God? art thou come hither 5 For whether is easier to to torment us before the time? say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; 30 And there was a good or to say, Arise, and walk? way off from them a herd of ma- 6 But that ye may know that ny swine, feeding. the Son of man hath power on 31 So the devils besought him, earth to forgive sins, (then saith saying, If thou cast us out, suf- he to the sick of the palsy,) fer us to go away into the herd Arise, take up thy bed, and go of swine. unto thy house.'

32 And he said unto them, 7 And he arose, and departGo. And when they were come ed to his house.

out, they went into the herd of 8 But when the multitude swine and behold, the whole saw it, they marvelled, and gloherd of swine ran violently down rified God, which had given a steep place into the sea, and such power unto men. perished in the waters.

9 ↑ And as Jesus passed forth 33 And they that kept them, from thence, he saw a man fled, and went their ways into named Matthew, sitting at the the city, and told every thing; receipt of custom : and he saith and what was befallen to the unto him, Follow me. And he possessed of the devils. arose, and followed him.

34 And behold, the whole

10 ¶ And it came to pass, as

The disciples vindicated.

MATTHEW, The issue of blood healed. Jesus sat at meat in the house, ter is even now dead: but come behold, many publicans and and lay thy hand upon her, and sinners came and sat down with she shall live.

him and his disciples.

19 And Jesus arose, and 11 And when the Pharisees followed him, and so did his saw it, they said unto his disci-disciples. ples, Why eateth your Master 20 ¶ (And behold, a woman with publicans and sinners? which was diseased with an is12 But when Jesus heard that, sue of blood twelve years, came he said unto them, They that behind him, and touched the be whole need not a physician, hem of his garment.

but they that are sick.

21 For she said within her13 But go ye and learn what self, If I may but touch his garthat meaneth, I will have mercy, ment, I shall be whole. and not sacrifice: for I am not 22 But Jesus turned him come to call the righteous, but about, and when he saw her, sinners to repentance. he said, Daughter, be of good 14 ¶ Then came to him the comfort: thy faith hath made disciples of John, saying, Why thee whole. And the woman do we and the Pharisees fast was made whole from that hour.) oft, but thy disciples fast not? 23 And when Jesus came in

15 And Jesus said unto them, to the ruler's house, and saw Can the children of the bride- the minstrels and the people chamber mourn, as long as the making a noise, bridegroom is with them? but 24 He said unto them, Give the days will come, when the place: for the maid is not dead, bridegroom shall be taken from but sleepeth. And they laughthem, and then shall they fast. ed him to scorn.

16 No man putteth a piece of 25 But when the people were new cloth unto an old garment: put forth, he went in, and took for that which is put in to fill it her by the hand, and the maid up, taketh from the garment, arose. and the rent is made worse.

26 And the fame hereof went 17 Neither do men put new abroad into all that land. wine into old bottles: else the 27 And when Jesus debottles break, and the wine run- parted thence, two blind men neth out, and the bottles perish: followed him, crying, and saybut they put new wine into new ing, Thou son of David, have bottles, and both are preserved. mercy on us.

18 While he spake these 28 And when he was come things unto them, behold, there into the house, the blind men came a certain ruler, and wor- came to him: and Jesus saith shipped him, saying, My daugh- unto them, Believe ye that I

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CHAP. X.

The blind and dumb cured.

am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.

The apostles sent forth. CHAP. X.

The apostles sent to do miracles.

29 Then touched he their AND when he had called

eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it unto you.

devil.

ples, he gave them power against 30 And their eyes were open- unclean spirits, to cast them out, ed; and Jesus straitly charged and to heal all manner of sickthem, saying, See that no man ness, and all manner of disease. know it. 2 Now the names of the 31 But they, when they were twelve apostles are these; The departed, spread abroad his first, Simon, who is called Pefame in all that country. ter, and Andrew his brother; 32 ¶ As they went out, be- James the son of Zebedee, and hold, they brought to him a John his brother; dumb man possessed with a 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the pub33 And when the devil was lican; James the son of Alpheus, cast out, the dumb spake: and and Lebbeus, whose surname the multitudes marvelled, say- was Thaddeus; ing, It was never so seen in 4 Simon the Canaanite, and Israel. Judas Iscariot, who also betray34 But the Pharisees said, ed him. He casteth out devils, through 5 These twelve Jesus sent the prince of the devils. forth, and commanded them, 35 And Jesus went about all saying, Go not into the way of the cities and villages, teaching the Gentiles, and into any city in their synagogues, and preach- of the Samaritans enter ye not. ing the gospel of the king- 6 But go rather to the lost dom, and healing every sick-sheep of the house of Israel. ness, and every disease among 7 And as ye go, preach, saythe people. ing. The kingdom of heaven is 36 But when he saw the at hand. multitudes, he was moved with 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the compassion on them, because lepers, raise the dead, cast out they fainted, and were scatter-devils: freely ye have received, ed abroad, as sheep having no freely give.

shepherd.

9 Provide neither gold, nor 37 Then saith he unto his dis-silver, nor brass in your purses; ciples, The harvest truly is plen- 19 Nor scrip for your journey,

teous, but the labourers are few. neither two coats, neither shoes,

38 Pray ye therefore the Lord nor yet staves: (for the workof the harvest, that he will send man is worthy of his meat.) forth labourers into his harvest. 11 And into whatsoever city

The apostles sent forth:

MATTHEW,

Christ comforteth them or town ye shall enter, inquire their parents, and cause them who in it is worthy; and there to be put to death.

abide till ye go thence.

22 And ye shall be hated of 12 And when ye come into a all men for my name's sake: but house, salute it. he that endureth to the end

13 And if the house be wor-shall be saved.

thy, let your peace come upon 23 But when they persecute it but if it be not worthy, let you in this city, flee ye into your peace return to you. another: for verily I say unto you, 14 And whosoever shall not Ye shall not have gone over the receive you, nor hear your cities of Israel till the Son of words, when ye depart out of man be come. that house, or city, shake the dust of your feet.

off 24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above

15 Verily, I say unto you, It his lord. shall be more tolerable for the 25 It is enough for the disciple land of Sodom and Gomorrah, that he be as his master, and in the day of judgment, than for the servant as his lord: if they that city. have called the master of the 16 Behold, I send you forth house Beelzebub, how much as sheep in the midst of wolves: more shall they call them of his be ye therefore wise as serpents, household?

and harmless as doves.

26 Fear them not therefore: 17 But beware of men: for for there is nothing covered, that they will deliver you up to the shall not be revealed; and hid, councils, and they will scourge that shall not be known. you in their synagogues.

27 What I tell you in dark18 And ye shall be broughtness, that speak ye in light and before governors and kings for what ye hear in the ear, that my sake, for a testimony against preach ye upon the housethem and the Gentiles. tops.

19 But when they deliver 28 And fear not them which you up, take no thought how or kill the body, but are not able what ye shall speak, for it shall to kill the soul: but rather fear be given you in that same hour him which is able to destroy what ye shall speak. both soul and body in hell.

20 For it is not ye that speak, 29 Are not two sparrows but the Spirit of your Father sold for a farthing? and one of which speaketh in you. them shall not fall on the ground

21 And the brother shall de- without your Father. liver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against 31 Fear ye not therefore, ye

30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

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