every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit. 18 A good tree can not bear evil fruit, nor can a corrupt tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire. 20 So then, from their fruits ye will know them.

21 Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many miracles? 23 And then will I profess to them, I never knew you; depart from me, ye who work iniquity. 24 Every one, therefore, who hears these words of mine, and does them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and fell upon that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. 26 And every one who hears these words of mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell; and great was its fall.

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching. For he was teaching them as having authority, and not as their scribes. VIII. When he had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. And, behold, there came to him a leper and bowed down to him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. And stretching forth his hand, he touched him, saying, I will; be cleansed. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus says to him, See thou tell no one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses directed, for a testimony to them.

And when he entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed, grievously tormented. And he says to him, I will come and heal him. The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. 10 And Jesus hearing it wondered, and said to those who followed, Verily I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith. "And I say to you, that many will come from the east and the west, and will recline at table, with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven; 12 but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth! 13 And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way; as thou didst believe, so be it done to thee. And the. servant was healed in that hour.

14 And Jesus, coming into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law lying sick with fever. 15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered to him. 16 When evening was come, they brought to him many demoniacs; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick; 17 that it might be fulfilled which was

• Gr., with a word.

spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.

18 And Jesus, seeing great multitudes about him, commanded to depart to the other side. 19 And a scribe came, and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayst go. 20 And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have haunts; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head. 21 And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father. "But Jesus says to him, Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

23 And when he had entered into a boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but he was sleeping. 25 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save; we are perishing. 26 And he says to them, Why are ye a fearful, O ye of little faith? Then rising, he rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. "And the men wondered, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

* And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one was able to pass by that way. 29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? Didst thou come here to torment us before the time? 30 Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding. And the demons besought him, saying, 31 If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine. 3? And he said to them, Go. And coming out they went away into the swine; and, behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and died in the waters. 33 And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told every thing, and what had befallen the demoniacs. 34 And, behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and seeing him, they besought that IX. he would depart from their borders. And entering into a boat he crossed over, and came into

his own city.

2 And, behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Child, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven. And behold, some of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes. And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins, (then says he to the paralytic,) Arise, and take up thy bed, and go to thy house. And rising up he went away to his house. And seeing it the multitudes feared, and glorified God, who gave such authority to men.

And Jesus, passing on thence, saw a man called Matthew, sitting at the tax-office; and he says to him, Follow me. And he rose up and followed him. 10 And it came to pass that, as he reclined at table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and reclined at table with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with the publicans and sinners? 12 And hearing it he said, They who are well need not a physician, but they who are sick. 13 But go, and learn what this means, I wish for mercy and not sacrifice; for I came not to call righteous men, but sinners.

14 Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples fast not? 15 And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? But there will come days when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16 And no one puts a piece of unfulled cloth on an old garment; for that which fills it up takes from the garment, and a worse rent is made. Nor do they put new wine into old skins; else the skins burst, and the wine runs out, and the skins perish. But they put new wine into fresh skins, and both are preserved together.

18 While he was speaking these things to them, behold, there came a ruler, and bowed down to him, saying, My daughter just now died; but come and lay thy hand on her, and she will live. 19 And Jesus arose and was following him, he and his disciples. *And behold, a woman who had a flow of blood twelve years, came behind, and touched the fringe of his garment. 21 For she said within herself, If I only touch his garment, I shall be made well. 22 But Jesus turning and seeing her said, Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith has made thee well. 23 And the woman was made well from that hour. And Jesus, coming into the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult, said, "Withdraw; for the damsel has not died, but is sleeping. And they laughed at him. 25 But when the crowd was put forth, he went in, and took hold of her hand, and the damsel arose. 26 And the fame of this went forth into all that land.