Jesus heals Simon's Wife's Mother. and they obey him. 28 And the report of him went out straightway everywhere into all the region of Galilee round about.

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29 And straightway, 1 when they were come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; and straightway they tell him of her: 31 and he came and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.

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32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were sick, and them that were possessed with demons. 33 And all the city was gathered together at the door. 34 And he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him 1.

35 And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed. 36 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him; 37 and they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking thee. 38 And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth. 39 And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out 'demons.

40 And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41 And being moved with compassion, he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou made clean. 42 And straightway the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean. 43 And he strictly charged him, and straightway sent him out, 44 and saith unto him, "See thou say nothing to any man but go show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy

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Matthew 8. 14, 15; Luke 4. 38, 39 b ver. 21, 23

ver. 32-34: Matthew

8.

16, 17; Luke 4. 40, 41

Comp. Mt. 8. 16; Lk. 4.40

See Mt. 4.

24

/ ver. 21

23

"See Mt. 4. ver. 35-38: Luke 4. 42,

43

2

10

And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was 11 in the house. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and ver. 23, ch. he spake the word unto them. ver. 40-44:3 And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four. 4 And when they could not 12 come nigh unto him for the crowd, they "uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the 18 bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay. 5 And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, 14 Son,thy sins are forgiven. 6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, 7 Why doth this man thus speak? he blas phemeth: who can forgive sins but one, even God? 8 And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? 9 Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up thy 13 bed, and walk! 10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy), 11 I say unto thee, Arise, take up thy" bed, and go unto thy house. 12 And he arose, and straightway took up the 18 bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

ch. 1. 45 ver. 3-12:

Matthew 9.

2-8; Luke 5. 18-26 ? See Mt. 4. 24

"Comp. Lk. See Mt. 9. 2

5. 19

* Is. 43. 25

ver. 14-17: 9-13: Luke

Matthew 9.

5. 27-32 Comp. Mt. 9.9

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15 And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples for there were many, and they followed him. 16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? 17 And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

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18 And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day. 21 No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made. 22 And no man putteth new wine into old wine-skins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins.

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b Acts 23. 9;

comp. Lk. 5. 30

© See Mt. 9.

11

A Cure on the Sabbath. Many are healed

| that were with him? 26 How he entered into the house of God 10 when *Abiathar was high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him? 27 And he said unto them, Matthew 9.The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 28 so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.

d Mt. 9. 12, 13; Lk. 5. 31, 32

* ver. 18-22:

14-17: Luke 5.33

38

/ Lk. 17. 22;

Mt. 9.15 9 ver. 23-28: Matthew 12. 1-8;

A Dt. 23. 25 (See Mt. 12. 2

* 1 Chr. 24. 6. Comp. 1 S. 21. 1,

with 2S. 8. Ex. 23. 12;

17

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" And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was Luke 6. 1-5 a man there who had his hand withered. 2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. 3 And he saith unto the man that had his hand withered, "Stand forth. 4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace. 5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored. 6 And the Pharisees went out, and straightway with the Herodians See Mt. 22. took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

Dt. 5. 14 Col. 2. 16 " ver. 1-6: Matthew 12.9-14: Luke 6. 6

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7 And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea and "a great Luke 6. 17-multitude from Galilee followed; and from Judæa, 8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumæa, and beyond the Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing 12 what great things he did, came unto him. 9 And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him: 10 for he had healed many; insomuch that as many as had plagues 14 pressed upon him that they might "touch him. 11 And the unclean spirits, whensoever they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. 12 And he charged them much that they should not make him known.

pointed twelve,' that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 15 and to have authority to cast out demons: 16 2a and Simon he surnamed Peter; 17 and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder: 18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James, the son of Alphæus, and Thaddeus and Simon the Cananæan, 19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

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And he cometh into a house. 20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. 22 And the scribes that came down 'from Jerusalem said, He hath 7 Beelzebub, and, 8 By the prince of the demons casteth he out the demons. 23 * And he called them unto him, and said unto them in 'parables, How can "Satan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house I will not be able to stand. 26 And if Satan hath risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 27" But no one can enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. 28 Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: 29 but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin: 30 because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

31 And there come his mother and his brethren; and, standing without, they sent unto him, calling him. 32 And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. 33 And he answereth them, and

1 Some ancient authorities add whom also he named apostles. See Lk. 6. 13; comp. ch. 6. 30. * Some ancient authorities insert and he ap pointed twelve. 2 Or, Jacob

4 Or, Zealot See Lk. 6. 15; Acts 1. 13. 5 Or, delivered him up

7 Gr. Beelzebul.

6 Or, home

8 Or, In

a ver. 16-19:

Matthew
10. 2-4;

Luke 6. 14

16; Acts 1. 13. See the names

in

Matthew's list.

Compch

2. 1; 7. 17; 9.28

Comp. ch.

1.45;
ver. 7

d ch. 6. 31
* Comp.
ver. 31 f.

10. 20:

Acts 26. 24 9 See Mt. 15. 1

See Mt. 10. 25; comp.

11. 18

saith, Who is my mother and my brethren? 34 And looking round on them that sat round about him. he saith, Behold, my mother and my brethren! 35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teachComp. Jn.ing, 3 Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow: 4 and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it. 5 And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth: 6 and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 And other fell among ch. 4. 2 ff.; the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 8 And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, ver. 23-30: growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. 9 And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

* See Mt. 9. 34

* ver. 23-27: Matthew 12. 25-29; Luke 11. 17-22 ch. 4. 2: comp. Mt. 13. 3 ff.:

&c.

in See Mt. 4.

10

"Comp. Is. 49. 24, 25

comp. Mt.

12. 31, 32: Lk. 12. 10 P ver. 31-35: Matthew

12. 46-50; Luke 8. 1921

? ver. 1-12: Matthew 13. 1-15; Luke 8.410

r ch. 2. 13; 3.7

15: ver. 23 t1 Cor. 5. 12 f.; Col.

4.5:1 Th.

4. 12;

1 Tim. 3. 7

"See ver. 2;

ch. 3. 23 "See Mt. 13.

10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables. 11 And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are See Mt. 11. done "in parables: 12 that seeing they may see, and not perceive: and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them. 13 And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables? 14 The sower soweth the word. 15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them. 16 And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word. straightway receive it with joy;

See Mt. 13.

22

b Mt. 5. 15; Lk. 8. 16; 11. 33

© Mt. 10. 26; Lk. 8. 17; 12. 2

d ver.9; see Mt. 11. 15 * Mt. 7.2; Lk. 6. 38

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21 And he said unto them, 'Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be put on the stand? 22 For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light. 23 If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear. 24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you; and more shall be given unto you. 25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

26. And he said, "So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth; 27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. 28 The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come.

30 And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth, 32 yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof.

33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as

12

Mt. 13. ver. 26-29: comp. Mt. hver. 30-32:

13. 24-30

Matthew 13. 31, 32:

Luke 13.18,

19

i See Mt. 13.

24

Comp. Jn.

Mt. 13. 34; 10.6 16. 25 ver. 35-41: 8. 18, 23-27; Luke 8. 22ver. 1: ch.

Matthew

25

5. 2, 21: comp. 3. 9

" ver. 1-17: Matthew

8. 28-34;

they were able to hear it; 34 and without a parable spake he not unto them but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things.

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35 And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side. 36 And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. 37 And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling. 38 And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion : and they awake him, and say unto him, Teacher, carest thou not that we perish? 39 And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith? 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? "And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country Luke 8. 26 of the Gerasenes. 2 And when he was come out of "the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 who had his dwelling in the tombs and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain; 4 because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces and no man had strength to tame him. 5 And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones. 6 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him; 7 and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, Acts 16. 17; torment me not. 8 For he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man. 9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we

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out of the country. 11 Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding. 12 And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. 13 And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand; and they were drowned in the sea. 14 And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass. 15 And they come to Jesus, and behold 1 him that was possessed with demons sitting, 'clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they were afraid. 16 And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell 1him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine. 17 And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders. 18 And as he was entering into the boat, 1he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him. 19 And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee. 20 And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him and all men marvelled.

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21 And when Jesus had crossed over again in "the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him; and he was by the sea. 22 And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet, 23 and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray thee, that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live. 24 And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.

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25 And a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, 26 and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27 having heard the things concerning Jesus, 2 Or, saved

1 Or, the demoniac

a ver. 16, 18; see Mt. 4. 24

Comp. Lk.

8. 27
Lk. 8. 35

See ver. 9
Luke 8. 38,

ever. 18-20:

39

/ ch. 7. 31; Mt. 4. 25

" Mt. 9. 1?; Lk. 8. 40?

4. 36

Comp. ch. 4.1

* ver. 22-43:

Matthew

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came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment. 28 For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole. 29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague. 30 And straightway Jesus, perceiving in himself that the Comp. ch. power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments? 31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the mulLuke 8. 41-titude thronging thee, and sayest ver. 35, 36, thou, Who touched me? 32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. 33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy 3" plague.

9. 18-26;

56

38; Lk. 8.

49 13. 14;

Acts 13. 15; 18. 8, 17. Comp. Mt. 9. 18

ch. 6. 5: 7. 16. 18: Lk.

32; 8. 23;

4. 40; 13. 13; Acts 9. 17; 28.8; comp. Acts 6. 6

the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe. 37 And he suf fered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. 38 And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and many weeping and wailing greatly. 39 And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth. 40 And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child was. 41 And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, "I say unto thee, Arise, 42 And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great See Mt. 8.4 amazement. 43 And he charged them much that no man should know this: and he commanded that something should be given her to eat.