jsTa?=iTeD New resTFiMeNT 'm: i^-'- ?■*»**< v: im '^^1,; m^: ■^^m m ..)-;• 4 K^i yj 'f- 1 1 Q < V' 'I- Rev. Clarence Reed Urges Reading the Bible Through "It is my hope that all the people of the east bay cities will read the entire Bible before Easter," declared Rev. Clarence Reed, pastor of the First Unitarian Church of Oakland, yesterday morning in his sermon on "What Value Is the Bible Today?" Dr. Reed asserts that while there is much truth of the highest religi- ous value in the Bible, it is not truth just because it is in the Bible and that bibliolarty is immical to both the real worth of the Bible and to the Christian religion. "The Bible is generally consid- ered as the keystone of the Jewish and Christian religions," he said. "It is taught in most of the churches that it is an especially sacred book, the basis of religious beliefs and moral practices, and the infallibly inspired word of God containing the only plan of salvation. "It is rr-^'- hope that all the people of the east bay cities will read the entire Bible b£fore Easter, as they read other books, in order to be able to answer these important questions: What is the Bible? Why do so few of the members of the churches and synagogues of America regularly read the Bible? What value has the Bible at the present time? What authority has the Bible? Is the Bible an adequate guide in matters of religion and morals? Is the Bible an unique book? Does the Bible contain a supernatural revelation of God's will? "It is necessary to destroy bibllola- trv. the belief in the superhuman origin and absolute infallibility of the Bible, in order to discover its elements of worth. One reason for the prevalence of bibliolatry today in man" of the churches is the craving for an authoritative guide in re- ligion and morals. They wish to have some fixed external authority by which to settle their perplexities. "Many churches are alienating the more intelligent adults, as well as the thinking, questioning and truth seeking young people, on account of the failure to express frankly the truth that is known in regard to the Bible. As a result of reading the Bible with an open mind, a person finds that large portions of it con- tain nothing of value for people to- day and could be discarded without any loss to religion and morality. "If any "person will read the Bible as he reads other books, he will find that it is not a reliable textbook on science or history. It does not con- tain a complete code of ethics, a perfect statement of dogmas, a mod- ern system of ecclesiastical govern- ment or the final form of worship. "The value of the Bible depends not on any miraculous revelation of God's will in it or the decisions of the councils of the churches, but on the truth that it contains. Any statement in the Bible is true, not on account of its presence in the Bible. Its statements should be tested by reason, experience and moral insight. It is an insult to a man's intelligence to tell him that the statements in the Bible are not to be questioned. What right has any church to limit the freedom of the mind of man to inquire as to the truth? It is the duty of a free man to cast aside all the barriers that have been raised between him and the truth. The Bible is valuable as a record of men in ancient times who endeavored to interpret life and the universe in terms of religion." The Distinguishing Characteristics of UNITARIANISM are found not in an ofl&cial creed, but in these FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES 1. PERFECT mental FREEDOM (rather than bondage to any one's external authority) OUR METHOD IN RELIGION. 2. ENLIGHTENED REASON (rather than con- ventional opinions and traditions handed down from the past) OUR GUIDE IN RELIGION. 3. BROAD FELLOWSHIP with all who seek the same ends (rather than exclusion of those who differ from us in opinion) OUR SPIRIT IN RELIGION. 4. SELF-FORGETTING SERVICE to all who need our help (rather than the salvation of our own souls) OUR SUPREME AIM IN RELIGION. 5. CHARACTER (rather than belief or profes- sion) THE DECISIVE TEST IN OUR RELIGION. Send for Free Literature American Unitarian Association 25 Beacon Street Boston, Mass. THE IS^EW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST: TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL GREEK: AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED, BY HIS MAJESTY'S SPECIAL COMMAND. \VITH TWO HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS OF BIBLE SCENES AND SITES Chiafly from Fhot^grcplis by Bonfils, Thevoz, Mason Good, and uthurs. 1 o • Cbomas IRelson anD Sons, 33 EAST 17th STREET (UNIOX SQUARE), NEW YORK. ^/fo ;7 /// " • * ;• * • ... t ; t 4 t ■ • ,• • • . « < ' " I ' , '^"te-I in Creat 1! ' 'iritair. THE NAMES AND ORDER OF ALL THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, WITH THE NUMBER OF THEIR CHAPTERS. PAGE. CHAPS. 3IATTHEW 1 . . 28 Mark 79 . . IC Luke 133 . . 24 John . ' 217 . . 21 The Acts 279 . . 28 Epistle to the Romans 309 . . IC I. Corinthians 39G . . IC II. Corinthians 421 .. 1.3 Oalatians 438 . . S Ephesians 447 . . C Philippians 457 . . 4 Colossians 403 . . 4 I. Thessalonians 470 . . 5 TI. Thessalonians 470 . . 3 PAGE. I. Timothy 480 II. Timothy 487 Titus 492 Philemon 495 To the Hebrew s 497 The Epistle of James 510 I. Peter 522 II. Peter 529 I. John 533 II. John 540 III. John 541 Jufle 542 Revelation 544 CHAPS. 6 4 3 1 13 5 5 3 5 1 1 1 22 /il07975 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIOXS. -¥*- Aceldama, near Jerusalem. {From a Photograph by Thevoz) 281 AcRo-CoRiNTHCS, EuiNS OF. (From a Photorjraph by Philip H. Finchavi) 403 AiN Kakim. The Birthplace of John the Baptist. (From a Photograph) 133 AiN Ka raM, Fountain at. (From a Photograph) 137 Antioch in Syria. (From a Photograph by Bonfils) 815 Antonia, Eemains of Fort, or the Castle. (From a Photograph) 353 ARIMATH.EA (oR Mizpah). (FroM « Photograph) 212 Athens. (From a Photograph) .... 333 Athens. (From a Photograph by Bonfils) 335 Mars' Hill, or Areopagus. (From a Photograph) 334 Attalia. (From a Photograph) 325 Attic Talent of Antiochus VI 47 AzoTUs (Ashdod), Kuins of. (From a Photograph by Thevoz) 303 Barada, River, Damascus. (From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Lid., 61-63 Ludgate Hill, London) 439 Beatitudes, Mount of. (From a Photograph by the Palestine Exploration Fund Com- mittee) Q Bethany. (From a Photograph by Bonfils) 251 EoAD to. (From a Photograph) 55 — — EuiNS OF the House of Mary and Martha. (From a Photograph'^ 2J9 Tomb of Lazarus. (From a Photograph) 253 Bethesda, The Pool of. (From a Photograph) 230 Bethlehem. From the Church of the Nativity. (From a Photograph) 1 Entrance to. (From a Photograpih) 3 - — -Field of the Shepherds. (From a Photograph) 140 ■ With the Church of the Nativity. (From a Photograph) 141 Bethphage. (From a Photograph) 113 Bethsaida and Sea of Galilee. (From a Photograph by Thevoz) 97 V LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. BiTHYNiA, Coin of , 329 Coin of Nic.ea 523 Bottles, Wine, Eastern' 155 Cesarea. (From a Photograph by the Palestine Exploration Fund Committee). 312 ■ — —Ruins of the Castle. (From a Photograph by Tlievoz) 311 Ruins of the Castle. (From a Photograph by Thevoz) 357 C^sAREA Philii'pi, BRIDGE AND GATE OF. (From a Photograph) 41 Source of the Jordan near. (From a Photograph) 103 Cana. (From a Photograph by Mason Good) 221 Capernaum, Ruins of. (From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61-63 Ludg itc Hill, London) 17 Ruins of, at Tel Hum. (From a Photograph) 83 Cedron, Olive Trees in the Valley of the. (From a Photograph) 266 Cedron Valley and Mount op Olives. (From a Photograph) 205 Chios, Copper Coin of 344 CiLiciAN Gates, near Tarsus. (From a Photograph by Professor Ramsay) 328 Gates : Pass in Cilicia. (From a Photograph by Professor Ramsay) 294 Coin of C^sar Augustus 139 Coins of Claudius Cjesar 316 Coin of Herod Agrippa 1 317 Coin of Herod Agrippa II 359 Coin of Herod Antipas 182 Coin of Herod Archelaus 5 Coin of Herod 1 2 Coin of Pontius Pilate 73 Coin of Pontus 282 Coos. (From a Photograph) 345 Corinth, Modern. (From a Photograph) 423 Ruins at. (From a Photograpjh by Philip H. Fincham) 397 Ruins of Acro-Corinthus. (From a Photograph by Philip H. Fincham) 403 Coins of 337, 401, 404, 407, 415, 431 DiDRACHMA OF (Attic Talent) 336 Crete, Coins of 493, 494 Damascus. (From a Photograph by Bonfih) 305 Gate by which Paul entered. (From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61-63 Ludgate Hill, London) 304 River Barada. (From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61-63 Ludgate Hill, London) 439 Wall where Paul escaped. (From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61 63 Ludgate Hill, London) 435 Derbe. (From a Photograph by Professor Ramsay) 324 Di.\na, Temple of, at Ei'hesus. From a Coin 340 OF THE Ephesians, OR Imaue OF Artemis 342 vi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Eastern Housetop. (From a Photograph) 23 Lamps QQ Wine Bottles. (From a Photograph) 155 Wine Jaus 222 Emmaus, or Kirjath-jeaeim (Kuryet el Enab). {Froin a Photograph hy Oram) 214 AND E.OAD to Jerusalem. (From a Photograph by Oram) 215 Ephesus, Ruins of Aqueduct. (From a Photograph by Thevoz) 339 Mosque and Castle of. (From a Photograph) 451 Ruins of Theatre 341 Temple of Diana at. From a Coin 340 Image of Artemis, or Diana of the Ephesi ans 342 ■ ^ToMB OF St. Luke. (From a Photograph by Thevoz) 4G8 Coins of 449, 450, 452, 454, 455 Fountain of the Virgin, Jerusalem. (From a Photograph) 247 Gadaea (Um Keis), Ruins of. (From a Photograph by the Palestine Exploration Fund Committee) 90 Galatia, Coin of 443 Galilee, Sea of : Magdala. (From a Photograph hy Thcvor.) 40 AiN ET Tineh and Papyrus Swamp. (From a Photograph) 277 AND Eethsaida. (From a Photograph by Thevoz) 97 AND Plains of Gennesaret. (From a Photograph by the Palestine Exploration Fund Committee) 13 OR Gennesaret, Boat on. (From a PJiotograpli) 152 or Gennesaret. (From a Photograph by Thevoz) 19 Ruins of Bridge at the South End of. (From a Photograph) 233 with RocK-cur Canal above Ain et Tineh. (From a Photogra%ih) 87 Gaza. (From a Photograph by the Palestine Exjyloration Fund Committee) 301 Gethsemane, Garden of. (From a Photograpli) 71 Garden of. (From a Photograph) 207 Ancient Olive Tree in. (From a Photograph) 124 Golden Candlestick. From the Arch of Titus, Rome 507 Golden Gate, Jerusalem. (From a Photograph hy the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61-63 Lud- gate Hill, London) 256 Group of Roman Standards 203 Hermon, Mount. (From a Photograph by Thevoz) 43 Housetop, Eastern^ 23 Jacob's Well. (Froin a Photograph by Thevoz) 227 Jars, Wine, Eastern 222 Jeremiah's Grotto and Skull Hill, Jerusalem. (From a Phoiograph by Bonjils). . . 273 Jericho (Eriha). (From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61-63 Ludgate Hill, London) Ill vii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Jericho, Fountain of Elisha near. {From a PhotoyrajJi by Mci,son Good) 51 Khan of the Good Samakitan on the Road to. {From a Photograyli) 172 Tower of Zacch^us at. {From a Photograph) 195 Jerusalem : Aceldama. {From a Photograx>h by Thevoz) 281 ^Ancient Oiive Tree in the Garden of Gethsemane. {From a Photograph). . . 124 Bird's-eye View of 261 Fountain of the Virgin. (From a Photograph) 247 FnoM Mount Scopus. {From a Photograph) 1S3 iR')M the Mount of Olives. {From a Photograj)h by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61-63 Ludgate Hill, London) 121 from the Mount of Olives. {From a Photograph) 197 FROM THE Mount of Olives. {From a Photograph) 279 Garden of Gethsemane. {From a PhotograiyJi) 71, 207 Golden Gate. {From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61-63 Ludgate Hill, London) 256 Jeremiah's Grotto and Skull Hill. {From a Photograph by Bonfils) 273 Mosque of Omar, Portico of the 287 Remains of Fort Antonia, or the Castle. {From a Photograph) 353 Robinson's Arch. {From a Photograph by Bonfils) 291 Section across from "West to East 119 SiLOAM, Pool of. {From a Photograph by Mason Good) 243 St. Stephen's Gate. {From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61-63 Lud- gate Hill, London) 297 Su I'POSED Site of Golgotha 211 Temple, Notice forbidding Sirangers to enter the Puecinct.s of the. {From a Photograph) 349 The Br >ok Cedron. {From a Photograph by TJicvoz) 267 The Pool of Bethesda. {From a Photograpih) 230 The AVay up to Zion. {From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61-63 Lud- gate Hill, London) 143 Tomb in the Valley of Hinnom. {From a Photograph by Thevoz) 77 Valley of Hinnom, Potter's Field and the. {From a Photograph by Bonfils.). . 73 ■ — —Valley of Jehoshaphat, and of the Brook Cedron. {From a Photograph by Thevoz) 217 Wailing-Place of the Jews, and Stones of the Temple. {From a Photograph by Mason Good) 118 Zacharias, Tomb or Monument of. {From a Photograph by Bonfils) 61 Zion Gate. {From a Photograph) 199 JoppA. {From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61-63 Ludgate Hill, London) .. . . 309 Jordan at the Place of Baptism. {From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61-63 Ludgate Hill, London) 218 Ford of the, and Place of Battism. {From a Photograph) 80 Source of the, near C^sauea Philippi. {From a Photograph) 103 Judaea, Desert of. {From, a Photograph by Thevoz) 49 viii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. JuD^A, Desekt of. (From a Photograph by Thevoz) 79 Valley in the Wilpekness of. (From a Photograph) 109 KiRJATii-JEARiM, OR Emmaus (KuRrET EL E>jab). (From a Photograph by Oram) 214 KuLAT Ibn-Ma'ax. Near Tiberias. (From a Photograph) 35 Lamps, Eastern 66 Laodicea : Enxraxce to the Stadium. (From a Photograpii) 464 Lazarus, Tomb of, Bethany. (From a Photograph) 253 Luke (St.), Tomb of. (From a Photograph by Thevoz) 468 Lydda, Ru ns at. (From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61-63 Ludgate Hill, London) 308 Lystra, Site of. (From a Photograph by Professor Ramsay) 483 Macedonia, Coins of 336, 478 Magdala, on the Sea of Galilee. (From a Photograph by Thevoz) 40 Malta : St. Paul's Bay. (From a Photograph) 365 Mars' Hill, or Areopagus, Athens. (From a Photograph) 334 Matariyeh, Tree op the Virgin at. (From a Photograph) 5 Miletum, Coins of 488, 489, 490 Mitylene and Pergamos, Coin of S43 Mount op Beatitudes. (From a Photograph by the Palestine Exploration Fund Com- mittee) 9 Gerizim, Sacred Rock on 226 Hermon. (From a Photograph by Thevoz) ... 43 MoRTAH, The Natural Rock on the Top of. (From a Photograph) 202 OF Olives, with Road to Bethphage and Bethany. (From a Photograph) 241 OF Olives, Jerusalem from. (From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61-63 Ludgate Hill, London) 121 OF Olives, Jerusalem from. (From a Photograph) 197, 279 OF Olivss, Summit of. (From a Photograph by Thevoz) 53 OF Olives, View of the. (From a Photograph by Bonjils) 115 QuARANTANA, ViEW OF. (From a Photograph) 147 Scopus, Jerusalem from. (From a Photograph) .... 183 Tabor. (From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Lid., 61-63 Ludgate Hill, London) 105 Myra. (From a Photograph) 363 Nain and Mount Tabor. (From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61-63 Lud- gate Hill, London 159 Nazareth. (From a Photograpii by Darlington) 93 Nazareth. (From a Photograph by Bonfils) 149 Carpenter's Shop at. (From a Photograph) 92 The Hill of the Precipitation. (From a Photograph) 150 The Virgin's Well at. (From a Photograph) 135 ix LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Olives, Summit of the Mount of. (From a Photograph ly Thevoz) 53 View of the Mount of. (From a Photograph by BonfiJs) 115 Paphos. (From a Photograph by Bonfils) 320 Patara. (From a Photograph) 347 Patmos. (From a Photograph by Bonfils) 535 Perga in Pamphylta. (From a Photograph) 321 Pergamos. (From a Photograph by Bonjils) 549 Philadelphia. (From a Photograph by Bonfils) 553 Philippi, Gold Coin of 462 Ruins at. (From a Photograph by Bonfils) 459 Phylacteries 59 " Piece of Money." Stater of Augustus 45 Pilate's House and Tower of Antonia. (From a Photograph by Mason Good) 127 Puteoli (Pozzuoli). (From a Photograph by Philip H. Finchnm) 367 QuARANTANA AND ScENE OF THE TEMPTATION. (From a Photograph by the Palestine Exploration Fund Committee) 147 Vj e w of Mount. (From a Photograph) 7 Robinson's Arch, Jerusalem. (From a Photograph by Bonfils) 291 Rome : Forum. (From a Photograph) 377 ■ -Arch of Drusus on the Appian Way. (From a Photograph) 371 Interior of the Colosseum. (From a Photograph^ 499 Paul's Tomb in the Church of St. Paul without the AYalls. (From a Photograph) 491 ^ View of the Tiber, with the Castle of San AngeloandSt. Peter's. (From a Photograph) 385 Salamis (L \rnaca, Cyprus). (From a Photograph by Thevoz) 319 Samaisia. (From a Photograph by the Palestine Exploration Fund Committee) 299 Herod's Palace. (From a Photograph by Theroz) 191 Ruins of IIicrod's Palace. (From a Photograph) 225 Sardis. (From a Photograph by Bonfils) 557 Shecuem (Nabl^s) an d Mount Geuizim. (From a Photograph) 169 Shekel (First Revolt) 2S5 (Second Revolt) 2S5 Sidon, Makiti.me Castle at. (From a Photograph by Bonfils) 101 Siloam, Pool of. (From a Photograj>h by Mason Good) 243 Village of. (From a Photograjih) ISl Smyrna. (From a Photograph) 547 FROM the Tomb of Polycaiip. (From a Photi>graph by Boi'fils) 561 Coins ok 546, 551, 554, 556, 559, 562, 505, 567, 571, 573 Stephen's (St.) Gate, Jeuusalem. (From, a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., G1-6J Ludgate Hill, London) 297 X LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Table of Shewbread, From the Arch of Titus. Eome 27 Tabor, Mount. (From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., GI-G3 Ludgate Hill, London) 105 Tarsus. (From a Photograph by Bonjils) 307 Falls of Cydnus. (From a Photograph by Professor llamsay) 350 Temple (Jerusalem), Notice forbidding Strangers to enter the Precincts of THE. (From a Photograph) 349 Thessaloxica (Saloniki) from THE Sea. (From a Photograph) 477 Th e White Tower, Saloniki. (From a Photograph) 471 Coins of 331, 470, 472, 473, 475, 476, 479, 480 Tiberias and Sea of Galilee. (From a Photograph) 33 AND Sea of Galilee from the North-West. (From a Photograph) 95 Tower on the Shore at. (From a Photograph) 165 Titus, Triumph of. From the Arch of Titus. Rome 497 Tomb, Jewish, with round Stone Door 78 Joseph of Arimath^a's. (From a Photograph) 131 Tribute Money. Denarius of Tiberius Csesar 57 Troas, Coins of 329, 342, 424, 492 Tyre. (From a Photograph by Bonjils) 37 Um Keis (Gadara), Ruins of. (From a Photograph by the Palestine Exploration Fiind Committee) 90 Valley of Hinnom, Potter's Field and the. (From a Photograph by Bonjils) 73 • Tomb in the. (From- a Photograph by Thevoz) 77 Wailing-Place of the Jews, and Stones of the Temple. (From a Photograph by Mason Good) 118 Women Grinding at the Mill. (From a Photograph by Mason Good) 65 Zacharias, Tomb or Monument of. (From a Photograph by Bonjils) 61 ZioN Gate, Jerusalem. (From a Photograph) 199 XI BETHLEHEM.— Matt. 2 i. From the Chuich of the Xati\it). (From n Photograjjh.) ■s THE GOSPEL ACCO RD 1:1 £J.i fV. St. MATTHBrn- \>-'^:,i\.} > -> ) 5 CHAPTER 1. 1 Genealocjy of Christ. IS He vas conceived by the Holy Ghost, and bora of the Virgin Mary. HE book of the gen- eration of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac ; and Isaac begat Jacob ; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren ; 3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar ; and Phares begat Esroni; and Esrom begat Aram ; 4 And Aram begat Aminadab : and Aminadab l)egat Xaasson; and Xaasson begat Salmon ; 5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth ; and Obed begat Jesse ; 6 And Jesse begat David the 19—1. king ; and David the king begat Solomon of her tliat had been tlie ivife of Urias; 7 And Solomon begat Roboam : and Roboam begat iibia ; and Abia begat Asa; 8 And Asa begat Josaphat ; and Josaphat begat Joram : and Jo- ram begat Ozias; *J And Ozias begat Joatham: and Joatham begat Achaz ; and Achaz begat Ezekias; 10 And Ezekias begat Manas- ses ; and Manasses begat Amon ; and Amon begat Josias ; 11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they ^vere carried away to Babylon : 12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Sa- lathiel ; and Salathiel begat Zo- robabel ; Genealogy of Child. St. MATTHEW, 2. The birth of Christ. 13 And Zorobabel begat Abiucl ; and Abiud begat Eliakim ; and Eliakim l)egat Azor; 14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Acliini ; and Achini begat Eliud; 15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob ; 16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 17 So all tne; generations from Abiahani to D:;i^^id /ere fourteen generations; and, from David uiitij the carrying away into Babylon r/?'^ fourteen genera- tions ; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. 18 ^ Now the birth of Jesus Christ w^as on this wise : When as his mother Mary was es- poused to Josei^h, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man., and not will- ing to make her a publick ex- ample, was minded to put her away privily. 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that wdiich is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS : for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the pro- phet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. 24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife : 25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS. CHAPTER 2. 1 The vnse inen are directed to Christ Inj a star. 14 Joseph /teeth. Ifi Herod sla iieth the ch ildren. NOW when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Coin of Herod I. — "The Gekat." 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. ?) When Herod the king had Concerning Herod St. MATTHEW, 2. and the wise men. Tff -aat- ■^*"'*^ ■■ tfTsW* ■* J «-»y»w# ■«■ — f:F\.^^«;pi~M- «^">^^^,>iJS':^¥:!S>'-^Jfr";:!^VV::;;.yKS^:;>v?i^^^^ Entrance to Bethlehem. — Matt. 2. 5. {From a Photograph.) heard these tilings, he was trou- bled, and all Jerusalem \Yith hiin. 4 And Avhen he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he de- manded of them where Christ should be born. 5 And tliey said unto him. In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, G And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least a- mongthe princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. 7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, en- Of the wise men. St. MATTHEW, quired of them diligently what time the star appeared. cS And he sent them to Beth- lehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found Jiirn, 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 over where the young child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced Avith exceeding- great joy. 11 ^ And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him : and when they had opened their trea- sures, they 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 w^ere de- parted, Ijehold, 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 l)e thou there until I ])ring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14 When he arose, he took the Herod's massacre. young child and his mother by night, and departed into E- gypt : 15 And was there until the death of Herod : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying. Out of Egypt have I called my son. 16 % 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 Bethle- hem, and in all the coasts there- of, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently en- quired of the wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, 18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weep- ing, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not 1)0 comforted, be- cause they are not. 19 % But when Herod was dead, ])ehold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egyi)t, 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 liis mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Joseph) s retvrn. St. MATTHEW, 3. John's preaching. * 1 The Tkaditiunal Tree of the Virgin at Matariyeet, Heltopolis, Egypt.— Matt. 2. 15. {From a Photojrnph.) Arclielaus did reign in Jiid^a in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thitlier : not- withstanding, being warned of Coin of Herod Archelaus. 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 might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets. He shall be called a Nazarene. I CHAPTER 3. 1 John preacheth : his uftice, life, and baptism. 13 He haptizetli Christ in Jordan. N those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2 And saying. Repent ye : for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet E- saias, saying. The voice of one crving in the wilderness. Pre- Johii's preaching. St. Matthew, 4. Christ is baptized. pare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins ; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jeru- salem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, 6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. 7 ^ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits 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 Al)raham. 10 And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees : there- fore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 11 I indeed l)aptize you with water unto rei^entance : but he that Cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear : he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and ivifJi fire : 12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with un- quenchable fire. 13 ^ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John forbad him, say- ing, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me ? 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Sufi'er U to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suff^ered him. l(j And Jesus, when he was l)aptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens w^ere opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him : 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. CHAPTER 4. 1 Christ fnsteth, and is tempted. 17 He hco'm- ncth to preach, 18 caUHh Peter avcl Andnv, '21 James and John, 23 and healeth all the diseased. THEN was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said. If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made l)rea(l. 4 But he answered and said. It is written, Man shall not live Christ fasteth, bv bread alone, but by every word that proceedetli out of the mouth of God. 5 Then the deyil taketh him St. MATTHEW, 4. do\yn : for give and is tempted. written, He it IS shall give his angels charge concerning thee : and in tJieir hands they shall bear thee up. yr- 5r -<**»* •"^S* KuiNs OF Aqueduct, axd View of Mount Quarantaka, the Supposed Scexe OF THE Temptation. — Matt. 4. 1. {From a Photograph. ) up into the holy city, and set- teth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him. If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him. It is written again. Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Christ is tempted. St. MATTHEW, 4. Peter, etc., called. 8 Again, the devil taketli liini up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them ; 9 And saith unto' him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and wor- ship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him. Get thee hence, Satan : for it* is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. 12 % NoAv when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee ; 13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: 11 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the w^ay of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles ; 1() The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. 17 T[ From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say. Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 18 ]f And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two bre- thren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea : for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them. Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left tJiri'r nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets ; and he called them. 22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him. 23 1[ And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease a- mong the people. 21 And his fame went through- out all Syria : and they l^rought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy: and he healed them. 25 And there followed liim great multitudes of i^eoiiU^ from Galilee, and froi/i Decapolis, and //'()/ n Jerusalem, and f/'on) Ju- daea, and from beyond Jordan. 8 Chrisfs sermon St. MATTHEW, 5. on the mount. Horns of HATxtN, or Mount of Beatitudes.— Matt. 5. 1. [From a Photograph b>j the Palestine Exploration Fund Committee.) CHAPTER 5. 1 Christ beginneth his sermon in the mount: 3 declaring ivho are blessed, 13 icho are the salt of the earth, 14 the light of the v:orld, the city on an hill, 15 the candle: 17 that he came to fulfil the laic. 21 What it is to kill. 27 to com- riiit adultery, 33 to swear: 38 exhorteth to suffer wrong, 44 to love even our enemies, 48 and, to labour after perfectness. AND seeing the multitudes, lie .i\- went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his dis- ciples came unto him : 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for their's is the king- dom of heaven. 4 Blessed arc they that mourn : for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed arc the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed arc they which do hunger and thirst after right- eousness : for thev shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. 9 Christ's sermon St. MATTHEW, 5. on the mount. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall be called the children of God. 10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for their's is the king- dom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you., and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. 13 If 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. 11 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set .on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and ])ut it under a bushel, but on a candlestick ; and it givetli light unto all that are in the house. IG Let your light so shine be- fore men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in hea- ven. 17 1[ Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the pro- phets : I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 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. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least com- mandments, 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. 20 For I say unto you. That except your righteousness shall exceed the rajldeousness of the scribes and Pharisees, j'e shall in no case enter into the king- dom of heaven. 21 If Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time. Thou shalt not kill; and who- soever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22 But I say unto you. That whosoever is angry with his l)rother without a cause shall ])e in danger of the judgment : and whosoever shall say to his l)rother, Raca, shall he in dan- ger of the council : but whoso- ever shall say. Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 23 Therefore if tliou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24 Leave there thy gift before 10 Christ^s sermon St. MATTHEW, 5. on the morint. the altar, and go thy way ; first be reconciled to tlij brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 25 Agree Avith thine adver- sary quickly, Avhiles 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. 26 Yerily I say unto thee. Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. 27 % Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto j^ou. That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast t't from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of thy mem- bers should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee : for it is profit- able for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 31 It hath been said, W^hoso- ever shall put away his wife, let him give her a w^riting of divorcement: 32 But I say unto you. That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to com- mit adultery : and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. 33 % Again, ye have heard that it hath been said hy them of old time, Thou shalt not for- swear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths : 34 But I say unto you, Sw^ear not at all ; neither by heaven ; for it is God's throne : 35 Nor by the earth ; for it is his footstool : neither by Jeru- salem ; for it is the city of the great King. 36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37 But let your communica- tion be. Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these Cometh of evil. 38 If Ye have heard that it hath been said. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth : 39 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. 40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. 41 And whosoever shall com- pel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 42 Give to him that asketh 11 Christ'' s sermon St. MATTHEW, 6. on the mount. thee, and from liim that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 43 1[ Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 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 despitefuUy use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the chil- dren of 3"our Father which is in heaven : for 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 bre- thren only, what do ye more than otliers? do not even the pubHcans so? 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. CHAPTER 6. 1 Christ continuelh his sermon in the mount. speaki)t.(i (if alms, i) prayer, \A forijirinn niir brethren, HJ Jhsthifi, 10 vherc rmr trrnsiirc is toltc laid ui>, 24 oj scrriim Cod, and mammon: 2.'j exhorteth not to be careful for worldhj th ings. rPAKE heed that ye do not -L 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 thme alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they mav have glorv of men. Yerilv I say unto you, They have their reward. 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth : 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. 5 ][ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypo- crites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Yerily I say unto you, They have their reward. G But thou, when thou pray- est, enter into thy closet, and wdien 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, use 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 un- to them : for your Father know- eth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner theref(^re pray ye: Our Father which art 12 Chrid's sermon St. MATTHEW, 0. on the mount. in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day oiiv daily bread. 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 tres- passes. . vT--. ';,== Sea of Galilee and Plains of Gennesaeet. — Matt. 8. 1. With the Mount of Beatitudes in the distance. {From (I PhotoijrnjJi bi/ the Palestine Exploration Fund Committee.) 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temp- tation, but deliver us from evil : For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 16 ^ Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance : for they dis- figure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Yerily I say unto you. They have their reward. 13 Christ's sermon St. MATTHEW, 6. on the moiint. 17 But thou, when thou fast- est, anoint 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, Avhich seeth in secret, shall rew^ard thee openly. 19 ^ Lay not up for your- selves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth cor- rupt, and where thieves break through and steal : 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where nei- ther moth nor rust doth corruj^t, 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, thv whole body shall be full of light. 23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darlniess. 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 mam- mon. 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 Behold the fowls of the air : for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father feed- eth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature ? 28 And why take ye thought for raiment ? Consider the lilies 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 w^as not arrayed like one of these. 30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, sJiall lie not much more clotlie you, ye of little faith? 31 Therefore take no thought, saying. What shall we eat? or. What shall we drink? or, Where- withal 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. 33 But seek ve first the king- dom of God, and his righteous- ness: and all these things shnll b(^ added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things 14 ChrisVs sermon St. MATTHEW, 7. on the moiint. of itself. Sufficient unto tlie day is the evil thereof. CHAPTER 7. 1 Christ ending his sermon in tk<: mount, re- proveth rash judgment, G /orbiddeth to cast hohj things to dogs, 7 exhorteih to prayer, 13 to enter in at tlie strait gate, 15 to ben-are of false inophets, 21 to be doers of the word: 24 like houses builded on a rock, 2G and not on the sand. JUDGE not, that ye be not t) judged. 2 For with ^Yhat judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall he measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, hut considerest not the l)eam that is in thine own eye? 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 ^ Give not that wdiich 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. 7 ^ Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth: and he that seeketh findeth ; and to him that knock- eth it shall be opened. 9 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 him? 12 Therefore all things what- soever ye w^ould that men should do to you, do ye even so to them : for this is the law and the ])rophets. 13 ^ Enter ye in at the strait gate : for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat : 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 15 ^ Beware of false prophets, wdiich come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 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 l^ringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can acor- rupt tree bring forth good fruit. 15 Christ endefh St. MATTHEW, 8. hi s sermon. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn clown, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 21 ^ Not every one that saiih unto nie, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 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 ? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you : depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 24 ^Therefore whosoever hear- eth 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 l)eat upon that house : and it fell not : for it was found- ed upon a rock. 2G And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which ])uilt his house upon the sand : 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and ])eat upon that house ; and it fell : and great was the fall of it. 28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine : 29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. CHAPTER 8. 2 Christ cleanseth the leper, 5 healeth the centu- rion's servant, 14 Peter's mother in law, 16 and manii other diseased: IS shev:eth hov: he istobefollou-ed: 23 stilleth the tempest on the sea, 28 clriveth the devils out of tv:o men pos- sessed, 31 and sutf'ereth them to go into the swine. WHEN he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, say- ing. 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. 4 And Jesus saitli unto him. See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and ofl'er the gift that Moses commanded, for a testi- mony unto them. 5 ^ And when Jesus was en- tered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6 And saying. Lord, my ser- vant lieth at home sick of the l)alsy, grievously tormented. 7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. S The centurion answered and said. Lord, I am not worthy 10 Christ healeth the St. MATTHEW, 8. centurion's servant. ■'m liijiNS uF Capernaum. —Matt. 8. 5. (From a Photograph by the Photochrom Co., Ltd., 61-63 Ludgate IlilJ, London.) that thou sliouldest come under my roof: but speak the Avord only, and my servant shall be healed. 9 For I am a man under au- thority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this )nan. Go, and he goeth; and to another. Come, and he cometh; and to 19-2. 17 my servant. Do this, and he doeth it. 10 When Jesus heard //, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Yerily 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 from the east Christ healefh St. MATTHEW, 8. many diseased. and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in t,he kingdom of hea- ven. 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 selfsame hour. 14 ^ And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. 15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her : and she arose, and ministered unto them. 16 % When the even w^as come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils : and he cast out the spirits with Jiis word, and healed all that were sick * 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare o^rr sicknesses. 18 1[ 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 where to lay Ms head. 21 And another of his disciples said unto him. Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus said unto him. Follow me ; and let the dead bury their dead. 23 ^ And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples fol- lowed him. 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, inso- much that the ship was covered with the waves : but he was asleep. 25 And his disciples came to Ja'm, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us : we perish. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, ye of little faith ? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a grear calm. 27 But the men marvelled, saying. What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him ! 28 ^ And when he was come to the other side into the coun- try of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, ex- ceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. 2*.) And, liehold, they cried out, saying. What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God ? 18 Christ casfeth St. MATTHEW, 8. out devils. art thou come hither to torment us before the time ? 30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding. 31 So the devils besought him, 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 thin Sea of Gennesauet.— Matt. S. 23. {Fro)n a Photograi>h by Thevoz.) saying. If thou cast us out, suf- fer us to go away into the herd of swine. 3.2 And he said unto them. Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine : and, behold, the whole the and what was befallen to possessed of the devils. 34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus : and when they saw him, they be- sought him that he would de- part out of their coasts. 19 The palsy cured. St. MATTHEW, 9. Concerning fasting. CHAPTER 9. 2 Christ curetk one sick of the palsy, 9 calleth Matthew, 10 eateth with publicans and sinners, 14 de/endeth his disciples J or not fasting, 20 cureth the bloody issue, 23 raiseth Jairus' daughter, 27 (liveth sight to two blind men,