The Words of Jesus from the Book
of Matthew Suffer it to be so now, for thus
it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. It is written, Man shall not
live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God. It is written again, Thou shalt
not tempt the Lord thy God. Get thee hence, Satan, for it
is written thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only
shalt thou serve. Repent, for the kingdom of heaven
is at hand. Follow me, and I will make you
fishers of men. Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that
mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they
shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger
and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed
are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the
pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are
they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall
revile you and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil
against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad,
for great is your reward in heaven, for so persecuted they the prophets
which were before you. ye are the salt of the earth. But if the salt have lost his
savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good
for nothing but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot
of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on
a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle,
and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it giveth
light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine
before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify
your Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am come to destroy
the law or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but
to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, Till
heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise
pass from the law till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore
shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach
men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven.
But whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called
great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, that except
your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes
and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of
heaven. Ye have heard that it was said
of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill, and whosoever shall
kill shall be in danger of the judgment. But I say unto you,
that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall
be in danger of the judgment. And whosoever shall say to his
brother, Raker, shall be in danger of the council. But whosoever
shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore,
if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest
that thy brother hath ought against thee, leave there thy gift before
the altar, and go thy way. First be reconciled to thy brother,
and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly,
whilst thou art in the way with him, lest at any time the adversary
deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the
officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee,
Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the
uttermost farthing. Ye have heard that it was said
by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery. But I say
unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her
hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And
if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from
thee. For it is profitable for thee
that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole
body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend
thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee. For it is profitable
for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy
whole body should be cast into hell. It hath been said, Whosoever
shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement. But I say unto you, that whosoever
shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication,
causeth her to commit adultery. and whosoever shall marry her
that is divorced, commiteth adultery. Again, ye have heard that it
hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear
thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths. But I say
unto you, Swear not at all, neither by heaven, for it is God's throne. Nor by the earth, for it is his
footstool, Neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great
King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy
head, Because thou canst not make one hair white or black,
But let your communication be yea, yea, nay, nay, For whatsoever
is more than these cometh of evil. Ye have heard that it hath
been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. But
I say unto you, that ye resist not evil. But whosoever shall
smite thee on thy right cheek, Turn to him the other also. And
if any man will sue thee at the law, And take away thy coat,
let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee
to go a mile, Go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee,
and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not thou away. Ye have heard that it hath been
said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say
unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do
good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully
use you and persecute you. that ye may be the children of
your Father which is in heaven. For he maketh his Son to rise
on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just
and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love
you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publicans the
same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? Do not even the publicans so?
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven
is perfect. Take heed that ye do not your
arms before men to be seen of them, otherwise ye have no reward
of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore, when thou doest thine
arms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites
do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have the
glory of men. Verily I say unto you, they have
their reward. But when thou doest arms, Let
not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth, that thine
arms may be in secret, and thy father, which seeth in secret
himself, shall reward thee openly. And when thou prayest, thou shalt
not be as the hypocrites are, for they love to pray standing
in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that
they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have
their reward. But thou, when thou prayest,
enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray
to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in
secret shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain
repetitions as the heathen do, for they think that they shall
be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto
them, for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before
ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray
ye. Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be
done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. and lead
us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. For if ye forgive men their trespasses,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if ye forgive
not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses. Moreover, when ye fast, be not
as the hypocrites of a sad countenance, for they disfigure their faces
that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you,
they have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest,
anoint thine head, and wash thy face, that thou appear not unto
men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret. And thy Father,
which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. Lay not up
for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal. But lay up
for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. The
light of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye be single,
thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be
evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore
the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! 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 mammon. 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. Is not
the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold
the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither do they reap,
nor gather into barns, yet your Heavenly Father feedeth them.
Are ye not much better than they? Which of you, by taking thought,
can add one cubit unto his stature? why take ye thought for raiment?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow, they toil not,
neither do they spin, and yet I say unto you, that even Solomon
in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 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 clothe
you? O ye of little faith! Therefore,
take no thought, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we
drink, or wherewithal shall we be clothed? For after all these
things do the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knoweth
that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the
kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be
added unto you. Take therefore no thought for
the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of
itself. Sufficient unto the day is the
evil thereof. Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge,
ye shall be judged, and with what measure ye meet, it shall
be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote
that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam
that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother,
Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye, and behold, a beam
is in thine own eye. Thou hypocrite, first cast out
the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly
to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Give not that
which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before
swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again
and rend you. Ask, and it shall be given you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened
unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth,
and he that seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh it shall
be opened. Or what man is there of you whom,
if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask
a fish, will he give him a serpent? 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? Therefore, all things whatsoever
ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them. For this is the law, and the
prophets. Enter ye in at the straight gate. For wide is the gate, and broad
is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in
thereat. Because straight is the gate,
and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life, and few there be that
find it. Beware of false prophets, which
come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening
wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits.
Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so
every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree
bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth
evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not
forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire. Wherefore,
by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith
unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but
he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 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? And then will I profess unto
them, I never knew you. Depart from me, ye that work
iniquity. 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. 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. and
every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them
not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon
the sand. And the rain descended, and the
floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and
it fell, and great was the fall of it. I will. Be thou clean. See thou tell no man, but go
thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that
Moses commanded for a testimony unto them. I will come and heal him. Verily I say unto you, I have
not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 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.
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer
darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth. Go thy way, and as thou hast
believed, so be it done unto thee. The foxes have holes, and the
birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath not where
to lay his head. Follow me, and let the dead bury
their dead. Why are ye fearful, O ye of little
faith? Son, be of good cheer, thy sins
be forgiven thee. Wherefore think ye evil in your
hearts, for whether it is easier to say, Thy sins be forgiven
thee, or to say, Arise and walk, but that ye may know that the
Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins. Arise, take
up thy bed, and go unto thine own house. Follow me. They that be whole need not a
physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what
that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice. For I am not
come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Can the
children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom
is with them? But the days will come when the
bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. No man putteth a piece of new
cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill
it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. Daughter, be of good comfort,
thy faith hath made thee whole. Give place, for the maid is not
dead, but sleepeth. Believe ye that I am able to
do this? According to your faith, be it
unto you. The harvest truly is plenteous,
but the laborers are few. Pray, therefore, the Lord of
the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest. Go not into the way of the Gentiles,
enter into any city of the Samaritans, enter ye not. But go rather to
the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach,
saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse
the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils. Freely ye have received,
freely give. Provide neither gold, nor silver,
nor brass in your purses, nor script for your journey, neither
two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves, for the workman is
worthy of his meat. And into whatsoever city or town
ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide
till ye go thence. And when ye come into an house,
salute it, and if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon
it, but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. And whosoever shall not receive
you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or
city, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily I say unto you,
it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah
in the day of judgment than for that city. Behold, I send you
forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be therefore wise as
serpents and harmless as doves. But beware of men, for they will
deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in
their synagogues. And ye shall be brought before
governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them
and the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up,
take no thought how or what ye shall speak, for it shall be
given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not
ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh
in you. And the brother shall deliver
up the brother to death, and the father the child. And the
children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them
to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all
men for my name's sake. But he that endureth to the end
shall be saved. But when they persecute you in
this city, flee ye into another. For verily I say unto you, ye
shall not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son
of man be come. The disciple is not above his
master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the
disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord.
If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, How much
more shall they call them of his household? Fear them not,
therefore, for there's nothing covered that shall not be revealed,
and hid that shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness,
that speak ye in the light, and what ye hear in the ear, that
preach ye upon the housetops. and fear not them which kill
the body, but are not able to kill the soul, but rather fear
him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for
a farthing, and one of them shall not fall on the ground without
your father, but the very hairs of your head are all numbered? Fear ye not therefore, ye are
of more value than many sparrows. Whosoever therefore shall confess
me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is
in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before
men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth. I came not to
send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at
variance against his father, and the daughter against her
mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, and
a man's foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth
father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. And he that
loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross
and followeth after me is not worthy of me. He that findeth
his life shall lose it, and he that loseth his life for my sake
shall find it. He that receiveth you receiveth
me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. He
that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive
a prophet's reward. And he that receiveth a righteous
man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous
man's reward. and whosoever shall give to drink
unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the
name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise
lose his reward. Go and show John again those
things which ye do hear and see. The blind receive their sight,
and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear,
the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached
to them. And blessed is he whosoever shall
not be offended in me. What went he out into the wilderness
to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went he out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft clothing
are in kings' houses. And what went he out for to see?
A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and more
than a prophet, for this is he of whom it is written, Behold,
I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare the
way before thee. Verily I say unto you, Among
them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than
John the Baptist. Notwithstanding, he that is least
in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of
John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence,
and the violent take it by force. For all the prophets and the
law prophesied until John, and if ye will receive it, this is
Elias which was for to come. He that hath ears to hear, let
him hear. But whereunto shall I liken this
generation? It is like unto children sitting
in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, and saying, We
have piped unto you, and ye have not danced. We have mourned unto
you, and ye have not lamented. For John came neither eating
nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. The Son of Man
came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man gluttonous
and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom
is justified of her children. Woe unto thee, Chorazin! Woe
unto thee, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which
were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would
have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you,
it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of
judgment than for you. And thou, Capernaum, which art
exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell. For if
the mighty works which have been done in thee had been done in
Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto
you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the
day of judgment than for thee. I thank Thee, O Father, Lord
of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hid these things from
the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even
so, Father, for so it seemed good in Thy sight. All things
are delivered unto me of my Father, and no man knoweth the Son, but
the Father. Neither knoweth any man the Father,
save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. Come
unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn
of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest
unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden
is light. Have ye not read what David did
when he was not hungered, and they that were with him? How
he entered into the house of God, and did eat the showbread
which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which
were with him, but only for the priests? Or have ye not read
in the law how that on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple
profane the Sabbath, and are blameless? But I say unto you,
that in this place is one greater than the temple. But, if ye had
known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice,
ye would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man
is Lord even of the Sabbath day. What man shall there be among
you that shall have one sheep? And if it fall into a pit on
the Sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is
lawful to do well on the Sabbath days. Stretch forth thine hand. Every kingdom divided against
itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided
against itself shall not stand. And if Satan cast out Satan,
he is divided against himself. How shall then his kingdom stand?
And if I, by Beelzebub, cast out devils, by whom do your children
cast them out? Therefore they shall be your
judges. But if I cast out devils by the
Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. Or else, how can one enter into
a strongman's house and spoil his goods, except he first bind
the strongman, and then he will spoil his house? He that is not
with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me scattereth
abroad. Wherefore I say unto you, all
manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men, but the
blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of Man, it shall
be forgiven him. But whosoever speaketh against
the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this
world, neither in the world to come. Either make the tree good,
and his fruit good, or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit
corrupt. For a tree is known by his fruit. O generation of vipers, how can
ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the
heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure
of his heart bringeth forth good things. And an evil man out of
the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. But I say unto you,
that every idle word that men shall speak they shall give account
thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be
justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. An evil and adulterous generation
seeketh after a sign, and there shall no sign be given to it
but the sign of the prophet Jonas. For as Jonas was three days and
three nights in the whale's belly, so shall the Son of Man be three
days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of
Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation and shall
condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonas. And
behold, a greater than Jonas is here. The queen of the south
shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall
condemn it, for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth
to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, a greater than Solomon
is here. When the unclean spirit is gone
out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest and
finding none. Then he saith, I will return
to my house from whence I came out. And whence he is come, he
findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and
taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself. And they enter in and dwell there,
and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even
so shall it be unto this wicked generation. Who is my mother, and who are
my brethren? Behold, my mother and my brethren. For whosoever shall do the will
of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother and sister
and mother. Behold, a sower went forth to
sow, and when he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and
the fowls came and devoured them up. Some fell upon stony places,
where they had not much earth, and forthwith they sprung up,
because they had no deepness of earth. And when the sun was
up, they were scorched, and because they had no root, they withered
away. And some fell among thorns, and
the thorns sprung up and choked them. But other fell into good
ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold,
some thirtyfold. Who hath ears to hear, let him
hear, because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of
the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever
hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance.
But whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away, even
that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in
parables, because they seeing, see not, and hearing, they hear
not, neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the
prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and
shall not understand, and hearing ye shall see, and shall not perceive. For this people's heart is waxed
gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they
have closed, lest at any time they should see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears, and should understand with their
heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. But blessed
are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, that
many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things
which ye see, and have not seen them, and to hear those things
which ye hear, and have not heard them. Yea, therefore, the parable
of the sower. When any one heareth the word
of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked
one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is
he which receiveth seed by the wayside. But he that receiveth
the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word,
and anon with joy receiveth it. Yet hath he not root in himself,
but dureth a while. For when tribulation or persecution
ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. He
also that receiveth a seed among the thorns is he that heareth
the word, and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness
of riches choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. But he
that receiveth the seed into the good ground, is he that heareth
the word, and understandeth it, which also beareth fruit, and
bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Another parable put he forth
unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man
which sowed good seed in his field. But while men slept, his
enemy came, and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit,
then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder
came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed
in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said
unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But
he said, Nay, lest, while we gather up the tares, Ye root
up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until
the harvest, And in the time of harvest I will say to the
reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, And bind them in bundles
to burn them, But gather the wheat into my barn. The kingdom of heaven is like
to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,
which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown,
it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that
the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. The kingdom of heaven is like
unto leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of
meal till the whole was leavened. He that soweth the good seed
is the son of man, the field is the world, the good seed are
the children of the kingdom, but the tares are the children
of the wicked one. The enemy that sowed them is
the devil, and the harvest is the end of the world, and the
reapers are the angels. As, therefore, the tares are
gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be at the end of
this world. The Son of Man shall send forth
His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things
that offend, and them which do iniquity, and shall cast them
into a furnace of fire. There shall be wailing and gnashing
of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine
forth as the sun in the kingdom of their father. Who hath ears
to hear, let him hear. Again the kingdom of heaven is
like unto treasure hid in a field, to which, when a man hath found,
he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he
hath, and buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven
is like unto a merchant man seeking goodly pearls, who, when he had
found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had,
and bought it. Again, the kingdom of heaven
is like unto a net that was cast into the sea and gathered of
every kind, which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and
sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad
away. So shall it be at the end of
the world. The angels shall come forth and
sever the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into
the furnace of fire. There shall be wailing and gnashing
of teeth. Have ye understood all these
things? Therefore every scribe which is instructed into the
kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder,
which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. A prophet is not without honor,
save in his own country and in his own house. Why do ye also transgress the
commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honor
thy father and mother, and he that curseth father or mother,
let him die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say
to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou
mightest be profited by me, and honor not his father or his mother,
he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment
of God of none effect by your tradition, ye hypocrites. Well did Isaiah prophesy of you,
saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and
honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me,
teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. hear, and understand. Not that which goeth into the
mouth defileth a man, but that which cometh out of the mouth,
this defileth a man. Every plant which my Heavenly
Father hath not planted shall be rooted up. Let them alone. They be blind leaders of the
blind, and if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into
the ditch. Are ye also yet without understanding? Do not yet understand that whatsoever
entereth in the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into
the draught. But those things which recede
out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and they defile the
man. For out of the heart proceed
evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness,
blasphemies. These are the things which defile
a man. But to eat with unwashen hands
defileth not a man. I am not sent but unto the lost
sheep of the house of Israel. It is not meat to take the children's
bread and to cast it to dogs. O woman, great is thy faith,
be it unto thee even as thou wilt. I have compassion on the multitude,
because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing
to eat, and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint
in the way. How many loaves have ye? When it is evening, ye say, it
will be fair weather, for the sky is red, and in the morning
it will be foul weather to-day, for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern
the face of the sky, but can ye not discern the signs of the
times? A wicked and adulterous generation
seeketh after a sign, and there shall no sign be given unto it
but the sign of the prophet Jonas. Take heed and beware of the leaven
of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. O ye of little faith, Why reason
ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? Do
ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the
five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the seven
loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took
up? How is it that ye do not understand, that I spake it not
to you concerning the bread, that ye should beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? Whom do men say that I, the Son
of Man, am? But whom say ye that I am? Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah,
for flesh and blood have not revealed it unto thee, but my
Father which is in heaven. And I say unto thee that thou
art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the
gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto
thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven, And whatsoever thou
shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever
thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Get thee behind me, Satan! thou
art an offence unto me. For thou savourest not the things
that be of God, but those that be of men. If any man will come
after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow
me. For whosoever will save his life
shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for my sake
shall find it. For what is a man profited if
he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or what
shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of
Man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels and
he shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto
you there be some standing here which shall not taste of death
till they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. Tell the vision to no man until
the Son of Man be risen again from the dead. Elias truly shall
first come and restore all things. But I say unto you that Elias
is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him
whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of
Man suffer of them. O faithless and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you?
How long shall I suffer you? Bring him hither to me. Because
of your unbelief. For verily I say unto you, If
ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, Ye shall say unto this
mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove. Nothing
shall be impossible unto you. However, this kind goeth not
out but by prayer and fasting. The Son of Man shall be betrayed
into the hands of men, and they shall kill Him, and the third
day He shall be raised again. What thinkest thou, Simon? Of
whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute, of their
own children or of strangers? Then are the children free. Notwithstanding,
lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an
hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up, and when thou
hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money. That take,
and give unto them for me, and thee. Verily I say unto you, except
ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not
enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble
himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom
of heaven. and whosoever shall receive one
such little child in my name receiveth me. But whosoever shall
offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were
better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and
that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world
because of offences, for it must needs be that offences come,
but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh. Wherefore, if
thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from
thee. It is better for thee to enter
into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two
feet to be cast into everlasting fire. and if thine eye offend
thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee. It is better for
thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two
eyes, to be cast into hell fire. Take heed that ye despise not
one of these little ones. For I say unto you that in heaven
there are angels to always behold the face of my Father which is
in heaven. For the Son of Man is come to
save that which is lost. How think ye, if a man have an
hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave
the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh
that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it,
verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep than of the
ninety and nine which went not astray. Even so, it is not the
will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little
ones should perish. Moreover, if thy brother shall
trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee
and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou hast
gained thy brother, but if he will not hear thee, thou Then
take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three
witnesses every word may be established. And if ye shall neglect to hear
them, tell it unto the church, but if ye neglect to hear the
church, Let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. Verily I say unto you, whatsoever
ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever
ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I
say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching
anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of
my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered
together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. I say not unto thee until seven
times, but until seventy times seven. Therefore is the kingdom
of heaven likened unto a certain king, which were to take account
of his servants. And when he had begun to reckon,
one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to
pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children,
and all that he had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore
fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with
me, and I will pay thee all. Then the lord of that servant
was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the
debt. But the same servant went out,
and found one of his fellow-servants, which owed him an hundred pence,
and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying,
Pay me that thou owest. And his fellow-servant fell down
at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me,
and I will pay thee all. and he would not, but went and
cast him into prison till he should pay the debt. So when
his fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry
and came and told unto their lord all that was done. Then
his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him O thou wicked
servant! I forgave thee all that debt,
because thou desirest me. Shouldest not thou also have
had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee? And
his lord was wrath, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he
should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly
Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not
everyone his brother their trespasses. Have ye not read, that he which
made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said,
For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall
cleave to his wife, and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore
they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath
joined together, let not man put asunder. Moses, because of
the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put away your
wives, but from the beginning it was not so. And I say unto
you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication,
and shall marry another, committeth adultery. And whoso marrieth
her which is put away, doth commit adultery. All men cannot receive
this saying save they to whom it is given. For there are some
eunuchs which were so born from their mother's womb, and there
are some eunuchs which were made eunuchs of men, and there be
eunuchs which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's
sake. He that is able to receive it,
let him receive it. Suffer, little children, and
forbid them not to come unto me, for of such is the kingdom
of heaven. Why callest thou me good? There
is none good but one, that is, God. But if thou wilt enter into
life, keep the commandments. Thou shalt do no murder, thou
shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not
bear false witness. Honor thy father and thy mother,
and thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. If thou wilt be perfect,
go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt
have treasure in heaven, and come and follow me. Verily I
say unto you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom
of heaven. And again I say unto you, it
is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for
a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. With men this
is impossible, but with God all things are possible. Verily I
say unto you, that ye which have followed me in the regeneration
when the Son of Man shall sit in the throne of His glory, ye
also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of
Israel. And every one that hath forsaken
houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife,
or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an
hundredfold and shall inherit everlasting life. But many that
are first shall be last, and the last shall be first. For the kingdom of heaven is
like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning
to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the
labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing
idle in the market-place, and said unto them, Go ye also into
the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And
they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth
and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he
went out and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why
stand ye here all the day idle? They said unto him, Because no
man hath hired us. And he saith unto them, Go ye
also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. So when even was come, the lord
of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers,
and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And when they came that were
hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
But when the first came, they supposed that they should have
received more, and they likewise received every man a penny. And
when they had received it, they murmured against the good men
of the house, saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and
thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden
and the heat of the day. But he answered one of them,
and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong. Didst thou not agree with
me for a penny? Take that thine is, and go thy
way. I will give unto this last, even
as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do
what I will with mine own? Is thine I evil, because I am
good? So the last shall be first, and
the first last. for many be called, but few chosen. Behold, we go up to Jerusalem,
and the Son of Man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto
the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver
him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify him,
and the third day he shall rise again. What wilt thou? Ye know not what
ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup
that I drink of, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized
with? Ye shall indeed drink of my cup,
and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with. But
to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give,
but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my
Father. Ye know that the princes of the
Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great
exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among
you. But whosoever will be great among
you, let him be your minister. and whosoever will be chief among
you, let him be your servant, even as the Son of Man came not
to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life
a ransom for many. What will ye that I shall do
unto you? Go unto the village over against
you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt
with her. Loose them, and bring them unto
me. And if any man say ought unto
you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them, and straightway
he will send them. My house shall be called the
house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves. Yea, have ye never read, out
of the mouth Of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? Let no fruit grow on thee henceforth
for ever. Verily I say unto you, If ye
have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which
is done to the fig tree, but also, if ye shall say unto this
mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea, it
shall be done. And all things whatsoever ye
shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. I also will ask you one thing,
which, if ye tell me, I in likewise will tell you by what authority
I do these things. The baptism of John, whence was
it, from heaven, or of men? Neither tell I you by what authority
I do these things. But what think ye? A certain
man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, Son,
go work to-day in my vineyard. He answered, and said, I will
not. But afterward he repented, and
went. And he came to the second, and
said likewise, and he answered, and said, I go, sir, and went
not. Whether of them twain did the
will of his father? Verily I say unto you, that the
publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before
you. For John came unto you in the
way of righteousness, and ye believed him not. But the publicans
and the harlots believed him, and ye, when ye had seen it,
repented not afterward that ye might believe him. Hear another
parable. There was a certain householder
which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged
a wine-press in it, and built tower, and let it out to husbandmen,
and went into a far country. And when the time of the fruit
drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they
might receive the fruits of it. And the husbandman took his servants,
and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again he
sent other servants, more than the first, and they did unto
them likewise. But last of all he sent unto
them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. And when the
husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is
the heir. Come, let us kill him, and let
us seize on his inheritance. And they caught him, and cast
him out of the vineyard, and slew him. When the Lord therefore
of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? Did ye never read in the Scriptures,
The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become
the head of the corner? This is the Lord's doing, and
it is marvellous in our eyes. Therefore say I unto you, The
kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation,
bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this
stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it
will grind him to powder. The kingdom of heaven is like
unto a certain king which made a marriage for his son, and sent
forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding,
and they would not come. Again he sent forth other servants,
saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have repaired my dinner,
my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come
unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and
went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise. And
the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully,
and slew them. And when the king heard thereof,
he was wrath, and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those
murderers, and burned up their city. Then saith he to his servants,
The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find
bid to the marriage.' So those servants went out into the highways,
and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad
and good, and the wedding was furnished with guests. And when
the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had
not on a wedding garment. And he saith unto him, Friend,
how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment?" And
he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants,
Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer
darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth, For many are called, but few are chosen. Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? Show me the tribute money. Whose
is this image and superscription? Render therefore unto Caesar
the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that
are God's. Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures,
nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they
neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels
of God in heaven. But as touching the resurrection
of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you
by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead,
but of the living. Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy
mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it.
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments
hang all the law and the prophets. What think ye of Christ? Whose
son is he? How then doth David in spirit
call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on
my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? If David
then call him Lord, how is he his son? The scribes and the Pharisees
sit in Moses' seat. All therefore whatsoever they
bid you observe, that observe and do. But do not dee after
their works, for they say and do not. For they bind heavy burdens
and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders,
but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
But all their works they do for to be seen of men. They make
broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their
garments, and love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief
seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets, and
to be called of men Rabbi, Rabbi, But be not ye called Rabbi, for
one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren. And
call no man your father upon the earth, for one is your Father
which is in heaven. Neither be ye called Masters,
for one is your Master, even Christ. But he that is greatest
among you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself
shall be abased, and he that shall humble himself shall be
exalted. But woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye shut up the kingdom of
heaven against men, for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer
ye them that are entering to go in. Woe unto you, scribes,
Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye devour widows' houses,
and for a pretense make long prayer. Therefore ye shall receive
the greater damnation. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! For ye compass sea and land to
make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold
more the child of hell than yourselves. Woe unto you, ye blind guides,
which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing,
but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is
a debtor, ye fools and blind. For whether is greater the gold,
or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? And whosoever shall
swear by the altar, it is nothing, but whosoever sweareth by the
gift that is upon the altar, he is guilty, he fools, and blind,
for whether is greater the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth
the gift? Whoso therefore shall swear by
the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. And whoso
shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth
therein. And he that shall swear by heaven,
sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye pay tithe
of mint and anise and cumin, And have omitted the weightier
matters of the law, Judgment, mercy, and faith. These ought
ye to have done, And not to leave the other undone. Ye blind guides,
which strain at a gnat, And swallow a camel, Woe unto you, scribes
and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye make clean the outside
of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion
and excess. Thou blind Pharisee! Cleanse
first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside
of them may be clean also. Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres,
which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full
of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also
outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of
hypocrisy and iniquity. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites, because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and
garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, and say, If we had
been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers
with them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye be witnesses
unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed
the prophets. Fill up, then, the measure of
your fathers. Ye serpents, ye generation of
vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? Wherefore,
behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and
some of them ye shall kill and crucify, and some of them shall
ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city
to city. that upon you may come all the
righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous
Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, the son of Barachias, whom ye
slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you,
All these things shall come upon this generation. O Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them
which are sent unto thee, How often would I have gathered thy
children together, Even as a hen gathereth her chickens under
her wings? And ye would not. Behold, your
house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall
not see me henceforth till ye shall say, Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord. See ye not all these things?
Verily I say unto you, there shall not be left here one stone
upon another that shall not be thrown down. Take heed that no
man deceive you. For many shall come in my name,
saying, I am Christ, and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear
of wars, and rumours of wars. See that ye be not troubled,
for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines, and
pestilences, and earthquakes in diverse places. All these
are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up
to be afflicted, and shall kill you. And ye shall be hated of
all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended,
and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And
many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because
iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto
the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom
shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all
nations. And then shall the end come.
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation spoken
of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, whoso readeth,
let him understand. Then let them which be in Judea
flee into the mountains, let him which is on the housetop
not come down to take anything out of his house, neither let
him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And
woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in
those days. But pray that your flight be
not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day. For then shall
be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of
the world to this time, nor ever shall be. And except those days
should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved. But for the
elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Then if any man
shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there, believe
it not, For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets,
and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch that, if it
were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have
told you before. Wherefore, if they shall say
unto you, Behold, he is in the desert, Go not forth. Behold,
he's in the secret chambers. Believe it not. For as the lightning
cometh out of the east and shineth even unto the west, so shall
also the coming of the Son of Man be. For wheresoever the carcass
is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Immediately
after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened,
and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall
from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken,
and then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then shall all the tribes
of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming
in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels
with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together
his elect from the four winds from one end of heaven to the
other. Now learn a parable of the fig-tree. When his branch is yet tender
and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh. So
likewise, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is
near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, this generation
shall not pass till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and
earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth
no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But
as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of
Man be. For as in the days that were
before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving
in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and
knew not, until the flood came and took them all away. So shall
also the coming of the Son of Man be. Then shall two be in
the field, the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women
shall be grinding at the mill, the one shall be taken, and the
other left. Watch, therefore, for ye know
not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if
the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief
would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his
house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready, for
in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of Man cometh. Who then
is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made ruler
over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is
that servant, whom his Lord, when he cometh, shall find so
doy. Verily I say unto you, that he
shall make him ruler over all his goods. But and if that evil
servant shall say in his heart, I, Lord, delayeth his coming,
and shall begin to smite his fellow-servants, and to eat and
drink with the drunken, the Lord of that servant shall come in
a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is
not aware of, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his
portion with the hypocrites, there shall be weeping. and gnashing
of teeth. Then shall the kingdom of heaven
be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went
forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and
five were foolish. They that were foolish took their
lamps, and took no oil with them. But the wise took oil in their
vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried,
they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry
made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh, go ye out to meet him.
Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps, And
the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil, for our
lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying,
Not so, lest there be not enough for us and you, but go ye rather
to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went
to buy, the bridegroom came, and they that were ready went
in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut. Afterward
came also the other virgin, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he
answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know
not neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man cometh. For the kingdom of heaven is
as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants,
and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents,
to another two, and to another one, to every man according to
his several ability, and straightway took his journey. Then he that
had received the five talents went and traded with the same,
and made them other five talents. And likewise he that had received
two, he also gained other two. But he that had received one
went and digged in the earth, and hid his Lord's money. After
a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth
with them. And so he that had received five
talents came, and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou
deliverest unto me five talents. Behold, I have gained beside
them five talents more. His lord said unto him, Well
done, thou good and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful
over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy
Lord. He also that had received two
talents came and said, Lord, thou deliverest unto me two talents.
Behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. His lord
said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant. Thou hast
been faithful over a few things. I will make thee ruler over many
things. Enter thou into the joy of thy
lord. Then he which had received the
one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an
hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering
where thou hast not strawed, and I was afraid, and went and
hid thy talent in the earth. Lo, there thou hast that is thine. His Lord answered and said unto
him, Thou wicked and slothful servant! Thou knewest that I
reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed. Thou
oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and
then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Take therefore the talent from
him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. For unto every
one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance.
But from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which
he hath. And cast ye the unprofitable
servant into outer darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth. When the Son of Man shall come
in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He
sit upon the throne of His glory. And before Him shall be gathered
all nations, and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd
divideth his sheep from the goats. And He shall set the sheep on
His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the king
say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of
the world. For I was an hungred, and ye
gave me meat. I was thirsty, and ye gave me
drink. I was a stranger, and ye took
me in. Naked, and ye clothed me. I was
sick, and ye visited me. I was in prison, and ye came
unto me. Then shall the righteous answer
him, saying, Lord, when saw we inhungered, and fed thee, or
thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger,
and took thee in, or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we
sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the king shall
answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye
have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye
have done it unto me. Then shall he say also unto them
on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting
fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was unhungered,
and he gave me no meat. I was thirsty, and he gave me
no drink. I was a stranger, and he took
me not in, naked, and he clothed me not, sick, and in prison,
and he visited me not. Then shall they also answer him,
saying, Lord, when saw we an hungred, or a thirst, or a stranger,
or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch
as ye did it not unto one of the least of these, ye did it
not to me. And these shall go away into
everlasting punishment, but the righteous unto life eternal. Ye know that after two days is
the feast of the Passover, and the Son of Man is betrayed to
be crucified. Why trouble ye the woman? For
she hath wrought a good work upon me. For ye have the poor
always with you, but me ye have not always. For in that she hath
poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. Verily
I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the
whole world, there shall also this that this woman hath done
be told for memorial of her. Go into the city to such a man,
and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at thy
house with my disciples. Verily I say unto you, that one
of you shall betray me. He that dippeth his hand with
me in the dish, the same shall betray me. The Son of Man goeth
as it is written of him, but woe unto that man by whom the
Son of Man is betrayed. It had been good for that man
if he had not been born. Thou hast said, Take, eat, this is my body. Drink ye all of it, for this
is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the
remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not
drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine until that day when
I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. All ye shall
be offended because of me this night. For it is written, I will
smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered
abroad. But after I am risen again, I
will go before you into Galilee. Verily I say unto thee, that
this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Sit ye here, while I go and pray
yonder. My soul is exceeding sorrowful,
even unto death. Tarry ye here, and watch with
me. O my father, if it be possible,
let this cup pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I will,
but as thou wilt. What, could he not watch with
me one hour? Watch, and pray that he enter
not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing,
but the flesh is weak. O my father, if this cup may
not pass from me except I drink it, thy will be done. Sleep on now, and take your rest. Behold, the hour is at hand,
and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise,
let us be going. Behold, He is at hand that doth
betray me. Friend, wherefore art thou come? Put up again thy sword into his
place, for all that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Thinkest thou that I cannot now
pray to my father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve
legions of angels? But how then shall the Scriptures
be fulfilled, that thus it must be? Are ye come out as against
a thief, with swords and staves, for to take me? I sat daily with
you teaching in the temple, and he laid no hold on me. But all
this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Thou hast said, Nevertheless
I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting
on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Thou say'st, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani, my
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? All hail! Be not afraid. Go tell my brethren that they
go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. All power is given
unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever
I have commanded you. And lo, I am with you always,
even unto the end of the world. Amen.