LPN =Godbey New TestamentGbNT8Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek&Office of God's Revivalist, Cincinnatic. 1902 Public Domain This version was translated from the original Greek by a minister of the Holiness Movement, W. B. Godbey, sometime between 1904 and 1911. Soon after his graduation from college in 1859, he obtained a copy of the critical Greek Testament, founded on the Sinaic Manuscript, by Dr. Tischendorf. Mr. Godbey read the New Covenant in Greek for more than forty years. After entering the evangelical work in 1884, he found himself in camp meetings, where he was surrounded by people listening to his exposition of the Scriptures from the original Greek. Soon, he was urged to translate the Greek into the plain diction of the current English. He had neither the desire nor the expectation that his translation should supersede the good Old English Bible, but that it would help people to understand it. He felt that the majority of the many mistakes of the King James Version, which were either omission or interpolation, are of no importance. He mentions some of these in the Prologue, and has corrected them. He felt that the Tischendorf Text had been hidden in a Christian convent on Mt. Sinai by God in His mercy. The Gospels are arranged in chronological order, side by side.en,;Z[΢r5 QThe book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.SAbraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers;ZAnd Judah begat Phares and Zara from Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;Nand Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;Sand Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;band Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her who was the wife of Uriah;Dand Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;Eand Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; Joram begat Hozias;DHozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; Achaz begat Hezekiah;Land Hezekiah begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;Hand Josiah begat Jechonias and his brothers in the captivity of Babylon.^And after the captivity of Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorababbel;HZorababbel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;Aand Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Acheim; Acheim begat Eliud;Land Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;\and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, from whom Jesus, who is called Christ, was born.Therefore all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; from David unto the captivity of Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the captivity of Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.The birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother Mary, having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, was found having gestation from the Holy Ghost.uAnd Joseph her husband, being righteous and not wishing to expose her publicly, determined to send her away secretly.And he meditating on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying; Joseph, son of David, do not fear to receive Mary thy wife; for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit;mshe shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for He will save His people from their sins.And all this took place in order that the Word, having been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, might be fulfilled, saying;Behold, the virgin shall have gestation and bring forth a son, and they will call his name Emmanuel, which is interpreted, God is with us.HAnd Joseph rising from sleep did as the angel of the Lord commanded him;oand he took his wife to himself, and did not know her until she brought forth a son, and called his name Jesus.Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came into Jerusalem saying;oWhere is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east, and have come to worship Him-JAnd Herod the king having heard, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him,iand gathering together all the chief priests and scribes, inquired with them where Christ should be born.[And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it has been written by the prophet;And thou, Bethlehem, the land of Judea, art by no means the least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come a leader, who will shepherd my people, Israel.cThen Herod secretly calling the wise men, inquired with them the time of the appearing of the star,and sending them to Bethlehem he said; Having gone search diligently for the young child; and when you may find Him, notify me, in order that I, having gone, may worship Him also.And hearing the king they departed, and, behold, the star which they saw in the east went before them, until having come, it stood above where the young child was.=And seeing the star they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.And having come into the house they saw the young child with Mary His mother, and having fallen down they worshiped Him, and opening their treasures they offered Him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.nAnd having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country by another way.And they having gone away, behold, the angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying; Having arisen, take the young child and His mother, and fly into Egypt; and be thou there until I may speak to thee; for Herod is about to seek the young child in order to destroy Him.dAnd having arisen, he took with him the young child and His mother by night and departed into Egypt;and was there until the death of Herod: in order that the Word, having been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, might be fulfilled, saying; Out of Egypt have I called my son.Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked by the wise men, became exceedingly angry; and having sent forth, he slew all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its boundaries, from two years old and under, according to the time which he inquired with the wise men.OThen the word having been spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying:A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and weeping and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children; and was not willing to be comforted, because they are not.cAnd Herod having died, behold, the angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in Egypt in a dream, saying;Having arisen, take with you the young child and His mother, and depart into the land of Israel; for those seeking the life of the young child are dead.cAnd having arisen he took with him the young child and His mother and came into the land of Israel.And having heard that Archelaus reigns over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to depart thither; and being warned in a dream he departed into the regions of Galilee.And having come, he went down into the city called Nazareth, in order that the words spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that He shall be called a Nazarene.KIn those days comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,=saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand.This is the one, who is spoken of by Isaiah the prophet saying, The voice of one roaring in the wilderness; Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight His paths.And the same John had his raiment from camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.ZThen Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the region about the Jordan, were coming out to him,Jand were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them; O generations of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?1Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance;and think not to say among yourselves; We have Abraham, our father; for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.But already the ax is laid to the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but there is One coming after me more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry; He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire.Whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purify His threshing-floor, and gather His wheat into the garner, and will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.SThen cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, in order to be baptized by him.eAnd John continued to forbid Him saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou unto me?}And Jesus responding said to him; Suffer it now; for thus it is becoming us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers Him.And Jesus having been baptized, came up straightway from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened and He saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove, coming on Him.WAnd behold, a voice from the heavens, saying; This is my beloved Son in whom I delight.TThen Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil.EAnd having fasted forty days and forty nights, He afterward hungered.xAnd the tempter having come to Him, said; If thou art the Son of God, speak in order that these stones may become bread.And He responding said; It has been written, A man shall not live upon bread alone, but upon every word coming forth through the mouth of God.XThen the devil takes Him into the holy city and stood Him on the pinnacle of the temple,and says to Him; If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it has been written, That He will give His angels charge concerning thee, and upon their hand they will bear thee, lest thou mayest dash thy foot against a stone.TJesus said to him; Again it has been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.Again the devil takes Him into an exceedingly high mountain, and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of the same,8and said to Him; All these things will I give unto thee,If having fallen down thou mayest worship me: then Jesus says to him, Get behind me, Satan; for it has been written; Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.bThen the devil leaveth Him; and behold, the angels came to Him and continued to minister unto Him.MAnd Jesus having heard that John was cast into prison, departed into Galilee.}And having left Nazareth, having come into Capernaum, by the seaside, in the borders of Zabulon and Naphtali, He dwelt there;[in order that the word having been spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,`Thou land Zabulon and land Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,zthe people sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in the valley and shadow of death, light sprang up.fFrom that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent; for the kingdom of the heavens draweth nigh.And He walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting their net into the sea; for they were fishers.IAnd He says to them, Follow after me, and I will make you fishers of men.;And immediately, having left their nets, they followed Him.And going forth from thence, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them.IAnd immediately having left the ship and their father, they followed Him.And Jesus was going round all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every malady among the people.And His fame went forth into all Syria: and they brought Him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, and the demonized, and the lunatics, and the paralytics; and He healed them.jAnd many multitudes followed Him from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan.hAnd seeing the multitudes, He went up into the mountain; and having sat down, His disciples came to Him.3And having opened His mouth He taught them, saying;MBlessed are the poor in spirit: because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.;Blessed are the meek, because they shall inherit the earth.=Blessed are they that mourn: because they shall be comforted.ZBlessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: because they shall be filled.;Blessed are the merciful: because they shall receive mercy.:Blessed are the pure in heart: because they shall see God.JBlessed are the peacemakers: because they shall be called the sons of God.gBlessed are they, who are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.}Blessed are ye when they may despise you, and shall persecute you, and may say all evil against you, falsifying, for my sake.Rejoice, and he exceedingly glad: because your reward is great in the heavens: for in this manner they persecuted the prophets who were before you.Ye are the salt of the earth; and if the salt may lose its savor, in what shall it be salted? It is yet without value, except having been cast out, to be trodden under feet by the people.SYe are the light of the world. A city sitting on a mountain is unable to be hidden.Neither do they light a candle, and place it under a bushel, but on the candlestick; and it shineth to all who are in the house.Let your light so shine before the people, in order that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.`Think not that I came to destroy the law of the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfill.For truly I say unto you, Until heaven and earth may pass away, one jot or tittle can not pass from the law, until all things may be accomplished.Therefore if any one may break one of the least of these commandments, and so teach the people, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of the heavens: but whosoever may do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.For I say unto you, that if your righteousness may not abound more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you can not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.You have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not murder; and whosoever may murder shall be in danger of the judgment;but I say unto you that every one being angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever may say to his brother, Thou scoundrel, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever may say, Thou fool, shall be liable unto a hell of fire.rTherefore if you may bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,vleave there your gift before the altar, and go, first be reconciled to your brother, then having come offer your gift.Be reconciled with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him; lest the adversary may deliver you to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you may be cast into prison.[Truly I say unto you, You can not go out from thence until you have paid the last farthing.@You have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.But I say unto you that every one looking on a woman in order to lust after her hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not that thy whole body may go away into hell.RAnd it was said, Whosoever may send away his wife, let him give her a divorcement.But I say unto you, that every one sending away his wife, except on account of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever may marry her who has been cast off commits adultery.Again you have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shall perform unto the Lord thine oaths.YBut I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God;znor by the earth, because it is the footstool of His feet; neither by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.SNeither swear by thy head, because thou art unable to make one hair white or black.hBut let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay; but that which aboundeth more than these is of the evil one.LYou have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.zBut I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smites thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also:]to him wishing to prosecute thee at law, and take away thy coat, let him have the cloak also.:Whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him two.[Give to the one asking thee, and do not turn away from the one wishing to borrow from thee.SYou have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy.But I say unto you, Love your enemies with a divine love, bless those who curse you and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you:in order that you may be the sons of your Father who is in the heavens: because He raises up His sun on the wicked and on the good, and rains on the righteous and on the unrighteous.aFor if you love those that love you, what reward have ye? because the publicans also do the same.fIf you salute your brethren only, what do ye more abundantly? do not the heathens also the same thing?JTherefore ye shall be perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.But take heed that you do not your righteousness before the people, in order to be seen by them: else you have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens:therefore when you may do alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, in order that they may be glorified by the people: truly I say unto you, They exhaust their reward.JBut thou doing alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:ein order that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee openly.And when you pray, be not like the hypocrites: because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, in order that they may appear unto the people. Truly I say unto you, They exhaust their reward.But when thou mayest pray, enter into thy closet, and having closed thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will reward thee openly.uAnd praying do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do: for they think they shall be heard in their much speaking.hTherefore be not like unto them: for your Father knows of what things you have need, before you ask him.aTherefore pray ye after this manner: Our Father who art in the heavens, let thy name be hallowed:Mlet thy kingdom come: let thy will be done, as in heaven, even so upon earth:!give us this day our daily bread:?and forgive us our debts, as we have also forgiven our debtors:>lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.bFor if you may not forgive the people their trespasses, your heavenly Father will not forgive you:Wand if you do not forgive the people, your Father will not forgive you your trespasses.And when you may fast, be not like the hypocrites, of a sad contenance: for they disfigure their faces, in order that they may appear unto the people fasting. Truly I say unto you, They exhaust their reward.6But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;in order that thou mayest not appear unto the people fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.uLay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and thieves break through and steal:~but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not corrupt, and thieves do not break through and steal::for where your treasure is, there will be your heart also.`For the light of the body is the eye. If thine eye may be clear, thy whole body will he lighted.~If thine eye may be bad, thy whole body will be dark. Then if the light which is in you is darkness, the darkness is so great.No one is able to serve two masters: for he will hate the one, and love the other; or cleave to the one, and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and mammon.Therefore I say unto you, Be not solicitous for your soul what you may eat, nor for your body what you may put on. Is not your soul more valuable than food, and your body than raiment?Look unto the fowls of heaven, how they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are you not more excellent than they?QAnd which one of you being solicitous is able to add one moment to his existence?And why are you solicitous concerning raiment? Know the lilies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin.RBut I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these.But if God so clothed the verdure of the field, existing today and tomorrow cast into the oven, how much more you, O ye of little faith?kTherefore be not solicitous, saying, What can we eat? or what can we drink? or with what can we be clothed?uFor after all these things the heathen were seeking; for your heavenly Father knoweth that you need all these things.`But seek first the kingdom, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.Therefore be not solicitous unto the morrow: for the morrow will be solicitous for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof..Criticise not, that you may not be criticised.For with what criticism you criticise, you will be criticised: and with what measure you measure, it will be measured unto you.xBut why do you see the mote which is in the eye of your brother, and do not recognize the beam which is in your own eye?Or how will you say to your brother, Permit me, I will cast out the mote from your eye; and behold, there is a beam in your own eye?O hypocrite, first cast out the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to cast out the mote from the eye of your brother.Give not that which is holy to the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest they may trample them under their feet, and having turned round tear you to pieces.eAsk, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.eFor every one asking receives; and the one seeking finds; and to the one knocking it shall be opened.UWhat man is there of you, whom, if his son shall ask bread, he will give him a stone?=And if he may ask a fish, whether will he give him a serpent?Therefore if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them that ask Him?Therefore all things whatsoever you may wish that the people may do unto you, do ye even so unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.Enter ye in through the narrow gate: because wide is the gate and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there are, who are going in through it.jBecause narrow is the gate, and contracted the way, that leadeth into life, and few there are who find it.jBut beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are rapacious wolves.oYou shall know them by their fruits. Do the people gather the grape-bunches from thorns, or figs from thistles?QSo every good tree produces good fruits; and a corrupt tree produces evil fruits.kA good tree is not able to produce evil fruits, neither is a corrupt tree able to produce beautiful fruits.LEvery tree not producing beautiful fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.8Therefore you shall know them perfectly by their fruits.Not every one saying to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in the heavens.Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name cast out demons, and in thy name done many mighty works?ZThen I will confess unto them that I never knew you: depart from me, ye who work iniquity.Then every one who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.And the rain came down, and the rivers came, and the winds blew, and fell against that house; and it did not fall; for it was founded upon the rock.And every one hearing these words of mine, and doing them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.And the rain came down, and the rivers came, and the winds blew, and beat against that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.iAnd it came to pass when Jesus finished these discourses, the multitudes were astonished at His teaching:Ifor He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.@And many multitudes followed Him, coming down from the mountain.|And behold, a leper, having come, continued to worship Him, saying; Lord, if you may be willing, you are able to cleanse me.And Jesus, reaching forth His hand, touched him, saying, I am willing; be thou cleansed. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.And Jesus says to him, See that you may tell no one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.KAnd He having come into Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, entreating Him,Mand saying; Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, terribly tormented.3And Jesus says to him, Having come I will heal him.And the centurion responding said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou mayest come in under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant will be healed.For I am also a man under authority, having soldiers under me: 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.~And Jesus hearing, was astonished, and said to those following, Truly I say unto you, I did not find so great faith in Israel.And I say unto you, that many will come from the east and from the west, and sit up with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens:tbut the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.And Jesus said to the centurion, Go; and let it be done unto thee as thou hast believed. And his servant was healed at that hour.gAnd Jesus having come into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law prostrated and burning with fever.`And He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and began to minister unto them.And it being evening, they brought to Him many demonized people: and He cast out the demons by His word, and healed all the sick;in order that the word spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, He took our infirmities, and carried our sicknesses.UAnd Jesus seeing the multitudes about Him, gave command to go away to the other side.bAnd one scribe having come, said to Him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven nests; but the Son of man has not where He may recline His head.^And another of His disciples said to Him, Lord, permit me first to go away and bury my father.CAnd Jesus says to him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.:And His disciples followed Him, having come into the ship.mAnd behold, there was a great storm on the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves: and He was asleep.RAnd the disciples having come, awoke Him, saying, Lord, save us; we are perishing.And He says to them, Why are you afraid, O ye of little faith? Then having arisen, He rebuked the wind and the sea; and there was a great calm.dAnd the men were astonished, saying, What sort of a man is this, because winds and the sea obey him?Two demoniacs met Him, having come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, coming out from the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one was able to pass through that way.And behold, they cried out, saying, What is there to us and thee, O Son of God? have you come hither to torment us before the time?;And a herd of many swine was feeding a great way from them.pAnd the demons continued to intreat him, saying, If you cast us out, permit us to depart into the herd of swine.And He said to them, Go. And they having gone out, went away into the herd of swine; and the whole herd rushed down the precipice into the sea, and perished in the waters.yAnd the herders fled, and having gone away into the city, proclaimed all things, and those appertaining to the demonized.zAnd behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and seeing Him, intreated Him, that He should depart from their coasts.OAnd having embarked into the ship, He crossed over, and came into His own city.And behold, they were bringing to Him a paralyzed man, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Be of good cheer, child, thy sins are forgiven thee.TAnd behold, certain ones of the scribes said among themselves; This man blasphemeth.KAnd Jesus seeing their thoughts said, Why do you think evil in your hearts?XFor whether is it easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or, Arise, and walk about?But in order that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then He says to the paralytic), Having arisen, take thy bed, and depart into thy house.1And having arisen, he came away to his own house.[And the multitude seeing, were astonished, and glorified God, who giveth such power to men.And Jesus passing along from thence, saw a man sitting at the toll, called Matthew; and He says to him, Follow me. And having arisen up, he followed Him.And it came to pass, He was sitting at the table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners, having come were sitting along with Jesus and His disciples.lAnd the Pharisees seeing, said to His disciples, Wherefore does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?hAnd Jesus hearing said to them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.But having gone, learned what this is, I wish mercy and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.uThen the disciples of John come to Him, saying, Wherefore do we and the Pharisee fast, but thy disciples do not fast?And Jesus said to them, The sons of the bride-chamber are not able to fast, so long as the bridegroom is with them. But the day will come, when the bride-groom must be taken from them, and then they will fast.But no one puts a piece of new cloth on an old garment; for it takes its fullness from the garment, and the rent is made worse.Neither do they put new wine in old bottles: lest the bottles are broken, and the wine poured out, and the bottles shall perish: but they put the new wine into the new bottles, and both are preserved.And He speaking these things to them, behold a certain ruler having come, continued to worship Him, saying, My daughter just now died: but having come put your hand on her, and she shall live.7And Jesus having risen, follows him, and His disciples.uAnd behold, a woman, having an issue of blood twelve years, and coming to Him behind, touched the hem of His garment.ZFor she continued to say within herself, If I may only touch His garment, I will be saved.And the woman was saved from that hour. And Jesus turning and seeing her said, Be of good cheer, daughter; thy faith hath saved thee.gAnd Jesus having come into the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute-players, and the weeping crowd,Wsays to them; Retire: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they hooted at Him.]And when the crowd was put out, coming to her, He took her by the hand, and the damsel arose./And this news went out into that whole country.EAnd two blind men followed Him, going thence, crying out, and saying,Have mercy on us, thou Son of David. And the blind men came to Him, having come into the house: and Jesus says to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They say to Him, Yea, Lord.KThen He touched their eyes, saying, Be it unto you according to your faith.TAnd their eyes were opened. And Jesus charged them, saying, See that no one know it.EBut they having gone out, spread abroad His fame in all that country.FAnd they going out, behold, they brought to Him a dumb man, demonized._And the demon having been cast out, the dumb spoke. And the multitudes were astonished, saying,Never did it so appear in Israel. And the Pharisees continued to say, He casts out the demons through the prince of the demons.And Jesus was going around all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and ailment.And seeing the multitudes, He was moved in compassion in their behalf, because they were fleeced and deserted, as sheep having no shepherd.SThen He says to His disciples, The harvest truly is great and the laborers are few;Xtherefore pray the Lord of the harvest that he may send forth laborers into His harvest.And calling His twelve disciples, He gave them power over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and heal every disease, and every malady.And these are the names of the apostles: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;oPhilip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus called Thaddeus;GSimon the Zealot; and Judas Iscariot, the one also having betrayed Him.And Jesus sent out the twelve, commanding them, Go not in the way of the Gentiles, and enter not into a city of the Samaritans.:But go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.FAnd going, preach, saying, That the kingdom of the heavens is at hand.hHeal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely you did receive, freely give.6Take not gold, nor silver, nor copper in your girdles;nnor valise for your journey, neither two coats, nor sandals, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.{And into whatsoever city or village you may enter, investigate who in it is worthy; and there abide until you may go hence."And going into a house, salute it.uAnd if the house may be worthy, let your peace come on it: but if it may be unworthy, let your peace return unto you.}And whosoever may not receive you, nor hear your words, going out from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.}Truly I say unto you, It will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.tBehold, I send you forth like sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.eBeware of men: for they will deliver you up to the sanhedrins, and will beat you in their synagogues;jand they will lead you before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony unto them and the Gentiles.And when they may deliver you, be not solicitous how or what you may speak: for it will be given unto you in that hour what you may say.QFor you are not those speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking in you.And brother will deliver brother unto death, and the father the child: and children will rise up against parents, and put them to death.rAnd you will be hated by all on account of my name: but he that persevereth unto the end, the same shall be saved.And when they may persecute you in this city, fly to another: for truly I say unto you, You may not complete the cities of Israel, until the Son of man may come.FThe disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant above his lord.It is sufficient for the disciple that he may be as his teacher, and the servant, as his lord: if they call the landlord Beelzebul, how much more the inmates of his house?zTherefore fear them not; for there is nothing hidden, that shall not be revealed; nothing secret, that shall not be known.|What I say unto you in the darkness, speak ye in the light: and whatsoever you hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops.Be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but fear ye, rather him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.gAre not two sparrows sold for a penny? and one of them will not fall to the ground without your Father.,But the hairs of your head are all numbered.8Then fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.|Therefore every one who shall confess me before the people, I will also confess him before my Father, who is in the heavens.iBut whosoever may deny me before the people, I will also deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.XThink not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.For I came to divide a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:>and the enemies of a man will be the inmates of his own house.He that loveth father and mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.KWhosoever does not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.cThe one having found his soul shall lose it; and the one losing his soul for my sake shall find it.^The one receiving you will receive me, and the one receiving me will receive Him that sent me.The one receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive the reward of a prophet; and the one receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive the reward of a righteous man.And whosoever may give one of these little ones only a cup of cold water, in the name of a disciple, truly I say unto you, He can not lose his reward.And it came to pass, when Jesus finished teaching His twelve disciples, He departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.QAnd John hearing in the prison the works of Christ, sending two of his disciples,Bsaid to Him, Art thou He who is coming, or must we expect another?aJesus responding said to them, Having gone, proclaim unto John the things which you hear and see.The blind are looking up, and the lame are walking about, the lepers are being cleansed, and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised, and the poor are having the gospel preached unto them:7and blessed is he, whosoever may not be offended in me.And they departing, Jesus began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What went you out in the wilderness to see? a reed shaken by the wind?~But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold those wearing soft raiment are in the houses of the kings.VBut what went you out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet:for this is he, concerning whom it has been written, Behold, I send my messenger before my face, who will prepare thy way before thee.Truly I say unto you, Among those having been born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: nevertheless the least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of the heavens suffers violence, and the violent are taking it by force.6For all the prophets and the law prophesied till John.