The wise men worship Christ. 6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Govern S. MATTHEW. The Year be- or, that shall rule my people Account Israel. 7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. 9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood oyer where the young child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 11 T And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worslapped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they I presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. 13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: 15 And was there until the death of Herod that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, called h Mi. 5. 2. i Re. 2. 27. Or, feed. The Year be- och. 8. 13. P John 1. John's preaching, life, &c. Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life. 21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: 23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it Ju. 13. 6. might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. 1 Sa. 1. 11. & 23. 33. n Ro. 5. 9. 1 Th. 1.10. m Out of Egypt have I called my m Ho.11.1. answerable Son. 16 T Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. to amend- o John 8. 33, 39. Ac. 9 Ma. 1. 8. 17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by a Jeremy the pro- n Je.31.15. John 1. 15, phet, saying, 18 In Rama was there a voice. heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. 19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the The Third called Domini. 26, 33. Ac. 1. 5. & 11. Is.4.4. & 13. je Mal. 3.3. 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, mO generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from "the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits I meet for repentance: 9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees; P therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than 1, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: The shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: 12 Whose fan is in his hand, my: a De. 15.8, 10. Lu. 6. 30, 35. e 1 Ki. 18. 26, 29. b Le.19.18. f Lu. 11.2, c De. 23. 6. &c. Ps. 41. 10. ch.28.39, 42. Ac. 21. 44 But I say unto you, dLove your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them Lu. 6.27, 14. which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven for f he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even i as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. CHAP. VI. 1 Christ continueth his sermon in the mount, speaking of alms, 5 prayer, 14 forgiving our brethren, 16 fasting, 19 where our treasure is to be laid up, 24 of serving God and mammon: 25 exhorteth not to be careful for worldly things: 33 but to seek God's kingdom. TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore, when thou doest thine alms, I do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 35. Ro. 12. 14, 20. h Ps. 103. 20, 21. e Lu.23.34. Ac. 7.60, 1 See Job Co.4.12,13 23. 12. Pr. 1 Pe. 2. 23, 30.8. & 3. 9. ch.18.21, f Job 25.3. Lu. 6.32. &c. leh. 26.41. Lu. 22. 40, 46.1 Co.10. 13. 2 Pe. 2. 9. Re.3.10. m John 17. 15. |n 1 Ch.29. 11. Ge. 17.1. Ma. 11. Le. 11. 44. 25, 26. Ep. & 19.2.Lu. 4. 32. Col. 6. 36. Col. 3. 13. 1. 28. & 4. 12. Ja. 1.4. P ch.18.35. 1 Pe. 1. 15, Ja. 2. 13. q Is. 58. 5. 16. 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy be sounded. 34, 36. right hand doeth; That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which on the mount. seeth in secret, himself shall re ward thee opeuly. 5 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. 6 But thou, when thou prayest, center 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. 7 But when ye pray, duse not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 8 Be not ye therefore like unto them for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of be→ fore ye ask him. 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth has it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temp tation, but m deliver us from evil. n For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. 16 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. 17 But thou, when thou fastest, ranoint thine head, and wash thy face; 18 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. 19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth thieves break through and steal: and rust doth corrupt, and where 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. Christ's sermon 23 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! 24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment ? 26 a 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? 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature ? Ties 28 And why take ye thought for raiment ? Consider the of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin; 29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more. clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. S. MATTHEW. A D. 31. A. D. 31. 13. Lu. 16. y Ga. 1.10.d Pr. 9.7,8. Ja. 4. 4. 1 13. 45, 46. on the mount. 4 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? 5 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. 6 Td Give not that which is 1 Ti. 6. 17. & 23.9.Ac. holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend Jo. 2. 15. Ps.55.22. Lu. 12. 22, 23.Phi.4.6. 1 Pe. 5. 7. e ch. 21 22. Ma. 11. 24. a Job 38. 41. Ps. 147 9. Lu. 12. 24, &c. 33 But seek ye first the king-b See 1 Ki. dom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 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. CHAP. VII. 1 Christ ending his sermon in the mount, reproveth rash judgment, 6 forbiddeth to cast holy things to dogs, 7 exhorteth to prayer. 13 to enter in at the strait gate, 15 to beware of false prophets, 21 not to be hearers, but doers of the word: 24 like houses builded on a rock, 26 and not on the sand. JUDGE not, that ye be not judged. Lu. 11. 9, 10. & 18. 1. John14.13. & 15. 7. & 16. 23, 21. Ja. 1. 5, 6. 1 Jo. 3. 22. & 5. 14,15. f Pr. H.17. Je. 29. 12, 13. g Lu.11.11, 12, 13. h Gr. 6. 5. & 8. 21. i Lu. 6. 31. * Le.19 18. ch. 22. 40. Ro. 13. 8,9, 10. Ga. 5. 14.1Ti.1.5. / Lu.13.24. 8 For fevery one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. 98 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If ye then being evil know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven. give good things to them that ask Enter ye in at the strait for wide is the gate, and Broad is the way, that leadeth to Or, How. destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: m De.13.3. Je. 24. 16. ch. 24. 4, 5, 14 Because, strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which 11, 21. Ma.leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 13. 22. Ro. 16. 17, 18. 3.13.P.37. p. 5. 6. 25. Ma. 10. Col. 2. 8. 2 30. 1. 12. 2.1,2,3. 31. 1 Ti. 4. 8. a Lu. 6.37. 1 Jo. 4. 1. n Mi. 3. 5. 2 T. 3. 5. o Ac.20.20, 30. p ver. 20. ch. 12. 33. 41. Lu. 6. 43, r Je.11.19. ch. 12. 33. s ch. 3. 10. Lu. 3. 9. John 15. 2, 6. Ho. 2. 1. &t Ho. B. 2. 14. 3, 4, 10, ch. 25. 11, 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: band 13.1 Co. 4. 12. Lu. 6. with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 c And why behoidest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? b Ma. 4.24. Lu. 6. S. u No.21.4. e Lu. 0.41, John11.51, 11 Co. 13.2. 42. 15 T Beware of false prophets, a which come to you in sleep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 p Ye shall know them by their fruits: Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them. Christ cleanseth the leper. and in thy name done many wonderful works? CHAP. VIII. A. D. 31. A. D. 31. r ch.25.12. 27.2 Ti. 2. 19. 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart Lu. 13. 25, from me, ye that work iniquity. 24 T 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: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 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. WHEN he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 24 And behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. y Ps.5.5.& 6. 8. ch.25. 41. La. 6.47, &c. Ge. 12.3. Is. 2. 2,3,& 11.10.Mal. 1. 11. Lu. 13. 29. Ac. 10.45.&11. 18.&14.27. Ro. 15. 9, &c.Ep.3.6. h ch 21.43. i ch. 13.12, 50.& 22.13. & 24.51. & 25.30. Lu. 13.28.2 Pe. 2. 17. Jude 13. Ma. 1.29, 30, 31. Lu. 4. 38, 39. He stilleth the tempest. my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 11 And I say unto you, That many shall come froin the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: 12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the self-same hour. 14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. was 15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. 16 When the even come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick; 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the n Is. 53. 4. prophet, saying, "Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sick 1 Pe. 2. 24. a Ma. 1 40, o Lu 9.57, &e. u. 5. 58. 12, &c. 4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go b ch. 9. 30. p Lu. 9. 59, thy way, shew thyself to the priest, Ma. 5. 43. 60. and offer the gift that Moses e Le. 14.3, q See 1 Ki. commanded, for a testimony unto 4,10. Lu.5. 19. 20. them. 5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 7 And Jesus saith unto him, 1 will come and heal him. 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. 9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to nesses. 18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. 19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not ribere to lay his head. 21 And another of his discis said unto him, Lord, suffer ine first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus said unto nim, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 27 But the men marvelled, say. ing, What mauner of man is this, One sick of the palsy healed. that even the winds and the sea obey him! 28 And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. 29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? 30 And there was a good way oil from them an herd of many swine, feeding. 31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. 32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. 33 And they that kept them, fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing; and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils. 34 And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts. CHAP. IX. 2 Christ curing one sick of the palsy, 9 calleth Matthew from the receipt of custom, 10 eateth with publicans and sinners, 14 defendeth his disciples for not fasting, 20 cureth the bloody issue, 23 raiseth from death Jairus' daughter, 27 giveth sight to two blind men, 32 healeth a dumb man possessed of a devil, 36 and hath compassion of the multitule AND he entered into a ship, and passed over," and came into his own city. S. MATTHEW. A. D. 31. A. D. 31. 1 Ma. 5. 1, &c. Lu. 8. 26, &c. u See De. e Ma. 2.14. Lu. 5. 27. ƒ Ma.2.15, &c. Lu. 5. 29, &c. g ch.11.19. Lu. 5.30.& 15. 2. h Ga. 2.15. i Ho. 6. 6. Mi.6.6,7,8. ch. 12. 7. k1Ti.1.15. Christ justifieth his disciples. God, which had given such power unto men. 9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 10 T And it came to pass. as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? 13 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick." 13 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. 14 T Then came to him the disMa. 2. 18, ciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? &c. Lu. 5. 33, &c. & 18. 12. Im John 3. 29. b Ma. 2. 3. c ch. 8. 10. 2 And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying Lu. 5. 18. on a bed: and Jesus, seeing their faith, said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. 3 And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. 4 And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? 5 For whether is easier to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? 6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. 7 And he arose, and departed to his house. 8 But when the multitude saw if they marvelled, and glorified d Ps.139.2. ch. 12. 25. Ma. 12. 15. 1.u.5.22.& 6.8.& 9.47. & 11. 17. Or, raw, or, unwrought cloth. o Ma. 5.22, 41, &c. 15 And Jesus said unto them, Can m the children of the bridechamber 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. 16 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. 17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. 0 18 While he spake these &c. Lu. 8. things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and wor shipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. |