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Peter's confession of Christ.

CHAP. XVI.

Christ foresheweth his death.

of the five thousand, and how ven: and whatsoever thou shalt many baskets ye took up bind on earth, shall be bound

up?

10 Neither the seven loaves in heaven; and whatsoever thou of the four thousand, and how shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.

many baskets ye took up?

11 How is it that ye do not 20 Then charged he his disunderstand that I spake it not ciples that they should tell no to you concerning bread, that man that he was Jesus the Christ. ye should beware of the leaven 21 From that time forth of the Pharisees and of the Sad- began Jesus to shew unto his ducees? disciples, how that he must go

12 Then understood they how unto Jerusalem, and suffer mathat he bade them not beware ny things of the elders, and of the leaven of bread, but of chief priests, and scribes, and the doctrine of the Pharisees be killed, and be raised again and of the Sadducees. the third day.

13 ¶ When Jesus came into 22 Then Peter took him, and the coasts of Cesarea Philippi, began to rebuke him, saying, he asked his disciples, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this Who do men say that I, the Son shall not be unto thee.

of man, am?

23 But he turned, and said 14 And they said, Some say unto Peter, Get thee behind that thou art John the Baptist: me, Satan; thou art an offence some, Elias; and others, Jere- unto me: for thou savourest not mas, or one of the prophets. the things that be of God, but 15 He saith unto them, But those that be of men.

who say ye that I am?

24 Then said Jesus unto 16 And Simon Peter answer- his disciples, If any man will ed and said, Thou art the Christ, come after me, let him deny the Son of the living God. himself, and take up his cross,

17 And Jesus answered and and follow me.

said unto him, Blessed art thou, 25 For whosoever will save Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and his life, shall lose it: and whoblood hath not revealed it unto soever will lose his life for my thee, but my Father which is sake, shall find it.

in heaven.

26 For what is a man profit

18 And I say also unto thee, ed, if he shall gain the whole That thou art Peter, and upon world, and lose his own soul? this rock I will build my church: or what shall a man give in exand the gates of hell shall not change for his soul?

prevail against it.

27 For the Son of man shall 19 And I will give unto thee come in the glory of his Father, the keys of the kingdom of hea- with his angels; and then he

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Christ transfigured: MATTHEW, He healeth a lunatic, shall reward every man accord-[the mountain, Jesus charged ing to his works. them, saying, Tell the vision to 28 Verily I say unto you, no man, until the Son of man be There be some standing here, risen again from the dead. which shall not taste of death, 10 And his disciples asked till they see the Son of man him, saying, Why then say the coming in his kingdom. scribes, that Elias must first come?

CHAP. XVII.

The transfiguration of Christ.

11 And Jesus answered and

AND after six days, Jesus said unto them, Elias truly shall

taketh Peter, James, and first come, and restore all things: John his brother, and bringeth 12 But I say unto you, That them up into a high mountain Elias is come already, and they apart, knew him not, but have done

2 And was transfigured before unto him whatsoever they listed: them and his face did shine as likewise shall also the Son of the sun, and his raiment was man suffer of them.

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white as the light.

13 Then the disciples under3 And behold, there appear-stood that he spake unto them ed unto them Moses and Elias of John the Baptist. talking with him. 14 ¶ And when they were

4 Then answered Peter, and come to the multitude, there said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good came to him a certain man kneelfor us to be here: if thou wilt, ing down to him, and. saylet us make here three taberna-ing, cles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

15 Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic, and sore 5 While he yet spake, behold, vexed, for oft-times he falleth a bright cloud overshadowed into the fire, and oft into the them and behold, a voice out water.

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of the cloud, which said, This 16 And I brought him to thy is my beloved Son, in whom I disciples, and they could not am well pleased: hear ye him cure him.

6 And when the disciples 17 Then Jesus answered and heard it, they fell on their face, said, O faithless and perverse and were sore afraid. generation, how long shall I be 7 And Jesus came and touch- with you? how long shall I ed them, and said, Arise, and suffer you? Bring him hither to be not afraid.

me.

18 And Jesus rebuked the

8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, devil, and he departed out of save Jesus only. him: and the child was cured

9 And as they came down from from that very hour.

CHAP. XVIII.

and payeth tribute. Humility recommended. 19 Then came the disciples of money: that take, and give to Jesus apart, and said, Why unto them for me and thee. could we not cast him out?

20 And Jesus said unto them. Because of your unbelief: for

verily I say

unto you,

If ye have

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CHAP. XVIII.

Christ teacheth to be humble.

T the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, sayfaith as a grain of mustard-seed, ing, Who is the greatest in the ye shall say unto this mountain, kingdom of heaven?

Remove hence to yonder place; 2 And Jesus called a little and it shall remove; and nothing child unto him, and set him in shall be impossible unto you. the midst of them,

21 Howbeit, this kind goeth 3 And said, Verily, I say unto not out, but by prayer and you, Except ye be converted, fasting. and become as little children, 22 And while they abode ye shall not enter into the kingin Galilee, Jesus said unto them, dom of heaven.

The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:

4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little

23 And they shall kill him, child, the same is greatest in the and the third day he shall be kingdom of heaven. raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.

5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name,

24 And when they were receiveth me. come to Capernaum, they that

6 But, whoso shall offend one

received tribute-money, came to of these little ones which believe Peter, and said, Doth not your in me, it were better for him Master pay tribute? that a millstone were hanged

25 He saith, Yes. And when about his neck, and that he were he was come into the house, drowned in the depth of the sea. Jesus prevented him, saying, 7 ¶ Wo unto the world beWhat thinkest thou, Simon? of cause of offences! for it must whom do the kings of the earth needs be that offences come; take custom or tribute? of their but wo to that man by whom the own children, or of strangers? offence cometh!

26 Peter saith unto him, Of 8 Wherefore, if thy hand or strangers. Jesus saith unto him, thy foot offend thee, cut them off, Then are the children free. and cast them from thee; it is

27 Notwithstanding, lest we better for thee to enter into life should offend them, go thou to halt or maimed, rather than the sea, and cast a hook, and having two hands or two feet, to take up the fish that first cometh be cast into everlasting fire. up: and when thou hast opened 9 And if thine eye offend his mouth, thou shalt find a piece thee, pluck it out, and cast it

Of avoiding offences, from thee it is better for thee church, let him be unto thee as to enter into life with one eye, a heathen man and a publican. rather than having two eyes, 18 Verily, I say unto you, to be cast into hell-fire. Whatsoever ye shall bind on

MATTHEW, and forgiving one another.

10 Take heed that ye despise earth, shall be bound in heanot one of these little ones: for ven: and whatsoever ye shall I say unto you, That in heaven loose on earth, shall be loosed their angels do always behold in heaven.

the face of my Father which is 19 Again I say unto you, in heaven. That if two of you shall agree 11 For the Son of man is on earth, as touching any thing come to save that which was that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father

lost.

12 How think ye? If a man which is in heaven. have a hundred sheep, and one 20 For where two or three are of them be gone astray, doth he gathered together in my name, not leave the ninety and nine, there am I in the midst of them. and goeth into the mountains, 21 ¶ Then came Peter to him, and seeketh that which is gone and said, Lord, how oft shall astray? my brother sin against me, and

13 And if so be that he find I forgive him? till seven times? it, verily I say unto you, he re- 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say joiceth more of that sheep, than of not unto thee, Until seven times: the ninety and nine which went but, Until seventy times seven. not astray. 23 Therefore is the king

14 Even so it is not the will dom of heaven likened unto a of your Father which is in hea- certain king which would take ven, that one of these little ones account of his servants.

should perish.

24 And when he had begun

15 Moreover, if thy bro- to reckon, one was brought unther shall trespass against thee, to him which owed him ten thougo and tell him his fault between sand talents.

thee and him alone: if he shall 25 But forasmuch as he had hear thee, thou hast gained thy not to pay, his lord commanded brother. him to be sold, and his wife and

16 But if he will not hear thee, children, and all that he had, then take with thee one or two and payment to be made. more, that in the mouth of two 26 The servant therefore fell or three witnesses every word down, and worshipped him, saymay be established. ing, Lord, have patience with

17 And if he shall neglect to me, and I will pay thee all. hear them, tell it unto the church: 27 Then the lord of that serbut if he neglect to hear thelvant was moved with compas

The unmerciful servant. sion, and loosed him, and for- these sayings, he departed from gave him the debt. Galilee, and came into the

CHAP. XIX. Of marriage and divorcement.

28 But the same servant went coasts of Judea, beyond Jordan: out, and found one of his fel- 2 And great multitudes follow-servants, which owed him lowed him, and he healed them a hundred pence: and he laid there.

hands on him, and took him by 3 T The Pharisees also came the throat, saying, Pay me that unto him, tempting him, and saythou owest. ing unto him, Is it lawful for a 29 And his fellow-servant fell man to put away his wife for down at his feet, and besought every cause?

him, saying, Have patience with 4 And he answered and said me, and I will pay thee all. unto them, Have ye not read,

30 And he would not: but that he which made them at the went and cast him into prison, beginning, made them male and till he should pay the debt. female,

31 So when his fellow-ser- 5 And said, For this cause vants saw what was done, they shall a man leave father and were very sorry, and came and mother, and shall cleave to his told unto their lord all that was wife and they twain shall be done. one flesh?

32 Then his lord, after that 6 Wherefore they are no more he had called him, said unto twain, but one flesh. What him, O thou wicked servant, I therefore God hath joined toforgave thee all that debt, be-gether, let not man put asunder. cause thou desiredst me: 7 They say unto him, Why

33 Shouldest not thou also did Moses then command to have had compassion on thy fel-give a writing of divorcement, low-servant, even as I had pity and to put her away? on thee?

8 He saith unto them, Moses, 34 And his lord was wroth, because of the hardness of your and delivered him to the tor- hearts, suffered you to put away mentors, till he should pay all your wives: but from the bethat was due unto him. ginning it was not so. 35 So likewise shall my hea- 9 And I say unto you, Whovenly Father do also unto you, soever shall put away his wife, if ye from your hearts forgive except it be for fornication, and not every one his brother their shall marry another, committeth trespasses. adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away, doth Christ answereth the Pharisees. commit adultery. ND it came to

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CHAP. XIX..

that pass,

when Jesus had finished him, If the case of the man be

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