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21 For where your treasure is, there wil your heart be also. 22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of lit.

23 But it thine eye he evil thy be whole boly sail be full of dar ness. Ittere.ore the light that is in thee bo darkness, how great is that diriness!

24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and manmon.

25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life. what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. 13 not the ire more than meat, and the body than raiment?

25 Behold 1.10 fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, por gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

27 Which of you by, taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

23 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 23 And yet I say unto you. That even Solomon in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of

these.

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more dothe you, O ye of little faith?

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or. Whatchailwedrink?or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

on the mount. for the morrow: for the morrow chall take thought for the things of itself. Suficient unto the day is the ev.l thereof.

CHAPTER VIL

Christ's sermon cone uded.

JUDGE not, that ye be not

2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother. Let me pullout themote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly brother's eye. to cast out the mote out of thy

6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast yo your pearls before swine, lest hey trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

7 Ask, and it shall be given knock, and it shall be opened you; seek, and ye shall find; unto you:

8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seckoth findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

10 Or if he ask a fish, will he rive him a serpent?

11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do yo even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

33(For after all these things do the Gentiles seck:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things." 33 But seek ye first the king- 13 Enter yo in at the strait dom of God, and his righteous-gate: for wide is the gate, and ness; and all these things shall broad is the way, that leadeth be added unto you. to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

34 Take therefore no thought

Sermon on the mount. ST. MATTHEW. The centurion's faiths

14 Because strait is the gate. and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

the people were astonished at his doctrine:

29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

CHAPTER VIII. Sundry miracles of Christ. WHEN he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

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2 And. behold, there came a eper and worshipped him, ɛaying. Lord. if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediato ly his leprosy was cleansed.. 4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testi

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 21 Not every one that saith un-mony unto them. to me, Lord. Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

23 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26 And every one that hearoth these sayin 3 of mine, and doeth them not, shail be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winda blew, and beat upon that house: and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

23 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings,

5 T And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, boseeching him,

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

7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only. and my servant shall be healed. 9 For I am a man under gu thority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham. and Isaac, and Jacob.in the kingdom of heaven 12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weep ing and gnashing of teeth. 13 And Jesus said unto the cen

The tempest stilled.

ST. MATTHEW.

turion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servAnd his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.

15And 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 were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed 21 that were sick:

17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other sido.

19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

20 And Jesus saith unto him The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, sulter me first to go and bury my father.

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 a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

23 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying. Lord, save us: we perish. 26And he saith unto them. Why are ye fearful.Oye of little faith? Then he crose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

27 T But the men marvelled. saying, What manner of man is

The herd of swine.

this. that even the winds and the sea obey him'

28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way..

29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee. Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? 30 And there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine feeding.

31 So the devils besought him, eaying. If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.

32 And he said unto them. Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters, 33 And they that kept them fled. and went their ways into the city, and told every thing. and what was befalien to the possessed of the devils.

34 And, behold. the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him. they be sought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

CHAPTER IX

Sundry miracles of Christ.
ND he entered into a ship,

and passed over, and came

into his own city,

2 And. behold. they brought to hima man sick of the palsy.lying on a bed and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the pelsy: Son, be of good cheers thy sins be forgiven thee. 3 And. behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. 4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

5 For whether is easier. to say. Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on

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Christ's charge

ST. MATTHEW..

multitudes marvelled, saying, | It was never so scen in Israel. 34 But the Pharisees said, Ho casteth out devils through the prince of the devils,

35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 003

36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted. and were scatter ed abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. -80519CHAPTER X.

Christ's charge to the apostles.

AND when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits. to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the Son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

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3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose name was Thaddeus;

4 Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

5These twelve Jesus sent forth. and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:

6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. TAnd as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received. freely give.

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