Jesus healeth a paralytic. A. D. 31. g Matt, 8. 4. h Lev. 14. 4, 10, 21, 22. i Matt. 4. 25. Mark 3.7. John 6. 2. k Matt. 14. 23. Mark 6. 46. 1 Matt. 9. 2. Mark 2. 3. m Matt. 9. 3. Mark 2. 6, 7. n Ps. 32. 5. Is. 43. 25. o Matt. 9. 9. Mark 2. 13, 14. ST. LUKE. on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. 14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, haccording as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: 'and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. k 16 ¶ And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. 17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. 18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. 19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. 20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. 21 m And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? "Who can forgive sins, but God alone? 22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? 23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? 24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of He justifieth his disciples. Mark 2. 15. q ch. 15. 1. 29 And Levi made him a great feast p Matt. 9. 10. in his own house and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. 30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. 32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 33 ¶ And they said unto him, s Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? 34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? 35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. r Matt. 9. 13. 1 Tim. 1. 15. s Matt. 9. 14. Mark 2. 18. 17. Mark 2. 21, 22. 36 ¶ And he spake also a parablet Matt. 9. 16, unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. 37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. 38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. 39 No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new; for he saith, The old is better. CHAPTER VI. The disciples pluck ears of corn on the sabbath. 6 Jesus healeth a withered hand. 12 He chooseth the twelve apostles; 17 and healeth the multitudes. 20 The beatitudes. 27 Love towards enemies. 37 Rash judgment reproved. 47 The house built upon a rock, or upon the sand. the palsy.) I say unto thee, Arise, and AND it came to pass on the second 2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which b Ex. 20. 10. is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? 3 And Jesus answering them said, 27 To And after these things he went Have ye not read so much as this, forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, what David did, when himself was c 1 Sam. 21.6. The twelve apostles chosen. A. D. 31. d Lev. 24. 9. ahungered, and they which were with | disciples, and said, "Blessed be ye poor: d 4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone? 5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. 6 And it came to pass also on anSee ch. 13. 14. other sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered. 7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him. e Matt. 12. 9. Mark 3. 1. & 14. 3. John 9. 16. f Matt, 14. 23. g Matt. 10. 1. h John 1. 42. i Jude 1. |k Matt. 4. 25. Mark 3. 7. 1 Matt. 14. 36. m Mark 5. 30. ch. 8. 46. 8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. 9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? 10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so and his hand was restored whole as the other. f 11 And they were filled with mad- 13 And when it was day, he called 14 Simon, h whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, 15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes, 16 And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor. k 17 ¶ And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases ; 18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed. 19 And the whole multitude 'sought to touch him form there went virtue out of him, and healed them all. 36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. 37 P Judge not, and ye shall not be p Matt. 7. 1. judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven : q r Ps. 79. 12. 38 9 Give, and it shall be given unto a Prov. 19. 17. you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. 20 T And he lifted up his eyes on his For with the same measure that ye The hypocrite rebuked. A. D. 31. t Matt. 15. 14. u Matt. 10. 24. John 13. 16.& Il Or, shall be y See Prov. 18. 17. z Matt. 7. 16, 17. a Matt. 12. 33. ST. LUKE. mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 39 And he spake a parable unto them; them; Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? 40 "The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. 41 * And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, y cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. 43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. а 44 For a every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush + Gr. a grape. gather they grapes. b Matt. 12. 35. c Matt. 12. 34. d Mal. 1. 6. Matt. 7.21. & 25. 11. ch. 13. 25. e Matt. 7. 24. a Matt. 8. 5. b 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. d 46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? 47 e Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like : 48 He is like a man which built a house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it; for it was founded upon a rock. The centurion's faith. 6 Then Jesus went with them. when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: 7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. 8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick. 11 ¶ And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. 12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. 14 And he came and touched the still. 49 But he that heareth, and doeth |