Matthew 20 Cross References - MSTC

¹ For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a householder which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. ² And he agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, and sent them into his vineyard. ³ And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market place, ⁴ and said unto them: go ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoever is right, I will give you: and they went their way. ⁵ Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. ⁶ And he went out about the eleventh hour and found others standing idle, and said unto them, 'Why stand ye here all the day idle?' ⁷ They said unto him, 'Because no man hath hired us'. He said to them, 'Go ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.' ⁸ When even was come, the Lord of the vineyard said unto his steward, 'Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning at the last, till thou come to the first.' ⁹ And they which were hired about the eleventh hour, came and received every man a penny. ¹⁰ Then came the first, supposing that they should receive more, and they like wise received every man a penny. ¹¹ And when they had received it, they murmured against the good man of the house, saying, ¹² 'These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us which have borne the burden and heat of the day.' ¹³ He answered to one of them, saying, 'Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny?' ¹⁴ Take that which is thy duty, and go thy way. I will give unto this last, as much as to thee. ¹⁵ Is it not lawful for me to do as me listeth, with mine own? Is thine eye evil because I am good? ¹⁶ So the last shall be first, and the first shall be last. For many are called, and few be chosen." ¹⁷ And Jesus ascended to Jerusalem, and took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said to them, ¹⁸ "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, ¹⁹ and shall deliver him to the gentiles, to be mocked, to be scourged, and to be crucified: and the third day he shall rise again." ²⁰ Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. ²¹ And he said unto her, "What wilt thou have?" She said unto him, "Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand in thy kingdom." ²² Jesus answered, and said, "Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of? And to be baptised with the baptism, that I shall be baptised with?" They answered to him, "That we are." ²³ And he said unto them, "Ye shall drink of my cup, and shall be baptised with the baptism that I shall be baptised with. But to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give you: but to them for whom it is prepared of my father." ²⁴ And when the ten heard this, they disdained at the two brethren. ²⁵ But Jesus called them unto him, and said, "Ye know that the Lords of the gentiles have domination over them. And they that are great exercise power over them. ²⁶ It shall not be so among you: But whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister, ²⁷ and whosoever will be chief, let him be your servant. ²⁸ Even as the son of man came, not to be ministered unto, but to minister: and to give his life for the redemption of many." ²⁹ And as they departed from Jericho, much people followed him. ³⁰ And behold, two blind men sitting by the wayside, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried, saying, "Master, the son of David have mercy on us." ³¹ And the people rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: But they cried the more, saying, "Have mercy on us, Master, which art the son of David." ³² Then Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, "What will ye that I should do to you?" ³³ They said unto him, "Master, that our eyes may be opened." ³⁴ Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight: And they followed him.

¹¹ Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; this vineyard delivered he unto the keepers, that every one for the fruit thereof should give him a thousand pieces of silver. ¹² But my vineyard, O Solomon, giveth thee a thousand, and two hundred to the keepers of the fruit.

¹ Now will I sing my beloved friend a song of his vineyard. My beloved friend hath a vineyard in a very fruitful plenteous ground. ² This he hedged, this he walled round about, and planted it with goodly grapes. In the midst of it builded he a tower, and made a wine press therein. And afterward when he looked that it should bring him grapes, it brought forth thorns.

³ "From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, unto this present day, that is even the twenty third year, the word of the LORD hath been committed unto me. And so I have spoken to you. I have risen up early, I have given you warning in season, but ye would not hear me. ⁴ Though the LORD hath sent his servants, all the prophets, unto you in season: Yet would ye not obey. Ye would not incline your ears to hear.

² saying, "Repent: the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

³⁷ Then said he to his disciples, "The harvest is great, but the laborers are few: ³⁸ Wherefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers into his harvest."

²⁴ Another similitude put he forth, unto them saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man which sowed good seed in his field.

³¹ Another parable he put forth unto them saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man taketh and soweth in his field, which is the least of all seeds.

³³ Another similitude said he to them, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven which a woman taketh and hideth in three pecks of meal, till all be leavened."

⁴⁴ "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in the field, the which a man findeth and hideth it: and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. ⁴⁵ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant, that seeketh good pearls,

⁴⁷ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net cast into the sea, that gathereth of all kinds:

²⁸ "What say ye to this? A certain man had two sons, and came to the elder and said, 'Son, go and work today in my vineyard.'

³³ "Hearken another similitude. There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and made a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a strange country: ³⁴ And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it, ³⁵ and the husbandmen caught his servants, and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. ³⁶ Again, he sent other servants more than the first, and they served them likewise. ³⁷ But last of all, he sent unto them his own son, saying, 'They will fear my son.' ³⁸ But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir: come on, let us kill him, and let us take his inheritance, to ourselves.' ³⁹ And they caught him, and thrust him out of the vineyard, and slew him. ⁴⁰ When the Lord of the vineyard cometh, what will he do with those husbandmen?" ⁴¹ They said unto him, He will cruelly destroy those evil persons; and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall deliver him the fruit at times convenient. ⁴² Jesus said unto them, "Did ye never read in the scriptures? 'The same stone which the builders refused, the same is set in the principal part of the corner: this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.' ⁴³ Therefore say I unto you, the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and shall be given to the Gentiles, which shall bring forth the fruits of it.

² "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain King, which married his son,

³⁷ Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest prophets, and stonest them which are sent to thee: how often would I have gathered thy children together, as the hen gathereth her chicks under her wings? But ye would not.

¹ Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went to meet the bridegroom:

¹⁴ "Likewise, as a certain man, ready to take his journey to a strange country, called his servants to him, and delivered to them his goods.

³⁴ As a man which is gone into a strange country and hath left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

¹ I am the true vine, and my father is a husbandman.

⁵⁸ Therefore, my dear brethren, be ye steadfast and unmovable, always rich in the works of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know how that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

²¹ make you perfect in all good works, to do his will, working in you that which is pleasant in his sight through Iesus Christ: To whom be praise for ever while the world endureth. Amen.

⁵ And hereunto, give all diligence: In your faith, minister virtue; and in virtue, knowledge; ⁶ and in knowledge, temperance; and in temperance, patience; in patience, godliness; ⁷ in godliness, brotherly kindness; in brotherly kindness, love. ⁸ For if these things be among you, and are plenteous, they will make you that ye neither shall be idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of the our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ But he that lacketh these things is blind and gropeth for the way with his hand, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. ¹⁰ Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence for to make your calling and election sure. For if ye do such things, ye shall never err.

⁵ Now therefore if ye will hear my voice and keep mine covenant: ye shall be mine own above all nations, for all the earth is mine. ⁶ Ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests and a holy people.' These are the words which thou shalt say unto the children of Israel."

²⁷ Go thou and hear all that the LORD our God sayeth, and tell thou unto us all that the LORD our God sayeth unto thee, and we will hear it and do it.' ²⁸ And the LORD heard the voice of your words when ye spake unto me, and he said unto me, 'I have heard the voice of the words of this people which they have spoke unto thee, they have well said all that they have said. ²⁹ Oh that they had such a heart with them to fear me and keep all my commandments always, that it might go well with them and with their children forever. ³⁰ Go and say unto them: get you into your tents again.

¹⁸ But the lad Samuel ministered before the LORD girded about with a linen ephod.

²⁶ But the child Samuel profited and grew, and was in favour both with the LORD and also with men.

¹ And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days, for there was none open vision.

²¹ And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD opened himself to Samuel in Shiloh, through the word of the LORD.

¹¹ Then said Samuel to Jesse, "Are here all thy children?" And he said, "The youngest is yet behind. Behold, he keepeth the sheep." Then Samuel said unto Jesse, "Send and fetch him for we will not sit down, till he be come hither." ¹² And he sent and brought him in. And he was brown with goodly eyes, and well favoured in sight. And then the LORD said, "Up and anoint him: for this is he."

⁶ And Solomon said, "Thou hast showed unto thy servant David, my father, great mercy; according as he walked before thee in truth and in righteousness and plainness of heart with thee. And thou hast kept for him this great mercy, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his seat: as it is come to pass this day. ⁷ And now LORD, my God, it is thou that hast made thy servant king instead of David my father. And I am a young lad and know not how to order myself. ⁸ And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a people that are so many that they can not be told nor numbered for multitude. ⁹ Give therefore unto thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, and to discern between good, and bad. For who is able to judge this, thy so weighty a people?" ¹⁰ And it pleased the LORD well, that Solomon had desired this thing. ¹¹ Wherefore God said unto him, "Because thou hast asked this thing and hast not asked long life, neither hast asked riches, nor the lives of thine enemies, but hast asked the discretion to understand equity:

¹² And as soon as I am gone from thee, the spirit of the LORD shall carry thee away, whither I shall not know: and then when I have gone and told Ahab, and then he can not find thee, he shall slay me. And yet I thy servant have feared the LORD from my young age.

³ Insomuch that the eighth year of his reign, when he was yet a lad, he began to seek after the God of David his father. And in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of hill altars, groves, carved Images, and Images of metal:

¹ Remember thy maker in thy youth, before the days of adversity come, and or the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, "I have no pleasure in them";

²⁸ And the said servant went out and found one of his fellows, which owed him a hundred pence. And laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me that thou owest.'

¹³ He answered to one of them, saying, 'Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny?'

¹⁹ Let me see the tribute money." And they took him a penny.

¹⁵ For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drink wine nor strong drink. And he shall be filled with the holy ghost, even in his mother's womb:

³⁵ And on the morrow, when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host and said unto him, 'Take care of him, and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again I will recompense thee.'

¹⁵ And forasmuch also as thou hast known holy scripture of a child, which is able to make thee wise unto salvation through the faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

⁶ And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, "A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny: and oil and wine see thou hurt not."

¹⁵ Slothfulness bringeth sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

⁴⁹ Behold, the sins of thy sister Sodom, were these: Pride, fullness of meat, abundance and Idleness: these things had she and her daughters. Besides that, they reached not their hand to the poor and needy,

¹⁶ "But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children, which sit in the market, and call unto their fellows, ¹⁷ and say, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; We have mourned unto you, and ye have not sorrowed.

⁶ And he went out about the eleventh hour and found others standing idle, and said unto them, 'Why stand ye here all the day idle?' ⁷ They said unto him, 'Because no man hath hired us'. He said to them, 'Go ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.'

²⁵ And it was about the third hour, and they crucified him.

¹⁵ These are not drunken, as ye suppose — For it is yet but the third hour of the day -

¹⁷ Then he disputed in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons; And in the market daily with them that came unto him. ¹⁸ Certain Philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, disputed with him. And some there were which said, "What will this babbler say?" Others said, "He seemeth to be a tidings-bringer of new devils," because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. ¹⁹ And they took him, and brought him into Mars Street, saying, "May we not know what is this new doctrine whereof thou speakest? ²⁰ For thou bringest strange tidings to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean." ²¹ For all the Athenians and strangers which were there gave themselves to nothing else, but either to tell or to hear new tidings.

¹³ And also they learn to go from house to house idle, yea not idle only, but also trifling and busybodies, speaking things which are not comely.

¹² that ye faint not, but follow them which through faith and patience inherit the promises.

⁹ And as Jesus passed forth from thence he saw a man sit at the receipt of custom, named Matthew: and said to him, "Follow me." And he arose, and followed him.

²³ And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this power?" ²⁴ Jesus answered, and said unto them, "I also will ask of you a certain question, which, if ye assoil me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. ²⁵ The baptism of John: whence was it? From heaven, or of men?" Then they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we shall say from heaven; he will say unto us, 'Why did ye not then believe him?' ²⁶ But and if we shall say of men; then fear we the people. For all men held John as a prophet." ²⁷ And they answered Jesus, and said, "We cannot tell." And he likewise said unto them, "Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. ²⁸ "What say ye to this? A certain man had two sons, and came to the elder and said, 'Son, go and work today in my vineyard.' ²⁹ He answered and said, 'I will not.' But afterward, repented and went. ³⁰ Then came he to the second, and said likewise, and he answered and said, 'I will sir.' Yet went he not. ³¹ Whether of these twain did the will of the father?" And they said unto him, "The first." Jesus said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots shall come into the kingdom of God before you.

⁷ And when they saw that, they all grudged saying, "He is gone in to tarry with a man that is a sinner." ⁸ And Zacchaeus stood forth and said unto the Lord, "Behold Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have done any man wrong, I will restore him four fold." ⁹ And Jesus said to him, "This day is health come unto this house, forasmuch as he also is become the child of Abraham. ¹⁰ For the son of man is come to seek, and to save that which was lost."

¹⁶ Remember ye not how that to whomsoever ye commit yourselves as servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey: whether it be of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? ¹⁷ God be thanked, that though ye were once the servants of sin, ye have yet obeyed with your heart unto the form of doctrine where unto ye were delivered. ¹⁸ Ye are then made free from sin, and are become the servants of righteousness. ¹⁹ I will speak grossly because of the infirmity of your flesh. As ye have given your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity, from iniquity unto iniquity: even so now give your members servants unto righteousness, that ye may be sanctified. ²⁰ For when ye were servants of sin, ye were not under righteousness. ²¹ What fruit had ye then in those things, whereof ye are now ashamed. For the end of those things is death. ²² But now are ye delivered from sin, and made the servants of God, and have your fruit that ye should be sanctified; and the end: everlasting life.

¹¹ And such were ye verily: but ye are washed, ye are sanctified, ye are justified by the name of the Lord Jesus: And by the spirit of our God.

¹ Ye masters do unto your servants that which is just and equal, seeing ye know that ye have also a master in heaven.

¹² And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord which hath made me strong: for he counted me true, and put me in office, ¹³ when before I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and a tyrant. But I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly, through unbelief:

⁸ This is a true saying. Of these things I would thou shouldest certify, that they which believe God, might be diligent to go forward in good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

¹³ Wherefore, gird up the loins of your minds, be sober, and trust perfectly on the grace that is brought unto you by the declaring of Jesus Christ;

² that he henceforward should live as much time as remaineth in the flesh, not after the lusts of men: but after the will of God. ³ For it is sufficient for us that we have spent the time that is past of the life, after the will of the gentiles; walking in wantonness, lusts, drunkenness, in eating, drinking, and in abominable idolatry.

¹ Then the LORD said unto Abram, "Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred; and out of thy father's house, into a land which I will show thee. ² And I will make of thee a mighty people, and will bless thee, and make thy name great, that thou mayst be a blessing. ³ And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee. And in thee shall be blessed all the generations of the earth." ⁴ And Abram went as the LORD bade him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy five years old, when he went out of Haran.

² And Joshua said unto all the people, "Thus sayeth the LORD God of Israel, 'Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the water in old time even Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, and served strange gods. ³ But I took your father Abraham from the other side of the water, and brought him into the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

¹² And when he was in tribulation he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself exceedingly before the God of his fathers, ¹³ and made intercession to him: and he was entreated of him and heard his prayer and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. And then Manasseh knew how that the LORD was very God. ¹⁴ After that, he built a wall without the city of David on the west side of Gihon in the brook and so forth to the fish gate and round about Ophel, and brought it up of a very great height, and put captains of war in all the strong cities of Judah. ¹⁵ And he took away the strange gods and the Idol out of the house of God, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of God and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city. ¹⁶ And he made an altar unto the LORD and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and charged Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel. ¹⁷ Nevertheless, the people did offer still in the hill altars; howbeit unto the LORD their God only. ¹⁸ The rest of the acts of Manasseh and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers of visions that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, are written among the deeds of the Kings of Israel. ¹⁹ And his prayer and how he was heard, and all his sin and trespass, and the places where he made hill altars and set up groves and carved Images before he was meekened, are written among the deeds of the seers of visions.

⁴⁵ From the sixth hour, was there darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

³³ And when the sixth hour was come, darkness arose over all the earth, until the ninth hour. ³⁴ And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabacthani," which is, if it be interpreted, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

⁴⁴ And it was about the sixth hour. And there came a darkness over all the land, until the ninth hour, ⁴⁵ and the sun was darkened. And the veil of the temple did rent even through the midst. ⁴⁶ And Jesus cried with a great voice and said, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." And when he thus had said, he gave up the ghost.

³⁹ He said unto them, "Come and see." They came and saw where he dwelt: and abode with him that day. For it was about the tenth hour.

⁶ and there was Jacob's well. Jesus, then wearied in his journey, sat thus on the well. And it was about the sixth hour:

⁹ Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

¹ Peter and John went up together into the temple at the ninth hour of prayer:

³ The same man saw in a vision evidently, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming into him, and saying unto him, "Cornelius."

⁹ On the morrow as they went on their journey and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went upon the top of the house to pray, about the sixth hour.

²⁴ By faith Moses, when he was of a great age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, ²⁵ and chose rather to suffer adversity with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, ²⁶ and esteemed the rebuke of Christ greater riches, than the treasure of Egypt. For he had a respect unto the reward.

¹⁰ Whatsoever thou takest in hand to do, that do with all thy power: for among the dead, where thou goest unto, there is neither work, counsel, knowledge nor wisdom.

⁴⁰ The others answered and rebuked him, saying, "Neither fearest thou God because thou art in the same damnation? ⁴¹ We are righteously punished, for we receive according to our deeds: But this man hath done no thing amiss." ⁴² And he said unto Jesus, "Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom." ⁴³ And Jesus said unto him, "Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in paradise."

⁴ I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day. The night cometh, when no man can work.

²¹ For all the Athenians and strangers which were there gave themselves to nothing else, but either to tell or to hear new tidings.

⁹ Go ye therefore out into the highways, and as many as ye find, bid them to the marriage.' ¹⁰ The servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding was furnished with guests.

²¹ And the servant went again, and brought his master word thereof. Then was the good man of the house displeased, and said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and quarters of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.' ²² And the servant said, 'Lord it is done as thou commandedst, and yet there is room.' ²³ And the Lord said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

¹⁶ saying, "What shall we do to these men? For a manifest sign is done by them, and is openly known to all them that dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it:

³⁰ And the time of this ignorance God regarded not: but now he biddeth all men everywhere to repent, ³¹ because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world according to righteousness, by that man, whom he hath appointed, and hath offered faith to all men, after that he had raised him from death."

¹⁴ But how shall they call on him, on whom they believed not? How shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? How shall they hear without a preacher? ¹⁵ And how shall they preach, except they be sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of them which bring glad tidings of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things." ¹⁶ But they have not all obeyed to the gospel. For Isaiah saith, "Lord, who shall believe our sayings?" ¹⁷ So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing cometh by the word of God.

²⁵ To him that is of power to establish you according to my gospel and preaching of Jesus Christ, in uttering of the mystery which was kept secret since the world began,

¹¹ Wherefore, remember that ye, being in time past gentiles in the flesh, and were called "uncircumcision" to them which are called "circumcision" in the flesh — which circumcision is made by hands - ¹² remember, I say, that ye were at that time without Christ, and were reputed aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and were strangers from the testaments of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in this world.

⁵ which mystery in times past was not opened unto the sons of men as it is now declared unto his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit: ⁶ That the gentiles should be inheritors also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise that is in Christ, by the means of the gospel,

⁸ And remember that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, that shall he receive again of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

²⁶ that mystery, hid since the world began, and since the beginning of generations: But now is opened to his saints,

¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous that he should forget your work and labour that proceedeth of love, which love showed in his name, which have ministered unto the saints, and yet minister.

² And Abram answered, "LORD Jehovah, what wilt thou give me? I go childless, and the cater of mine house, this Eliezer of Damascus, hath a son."

⁴ Wherefore he found grace in his master's sight, and served him. And his master made him ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand. ⁵ And as soon as he had made him ruler over his house and over all that he had, the LORD blessed this Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake, and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had: both in the house and also in the fields. ⁶ And therefore he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and looked upon nothing that was with him, save only on the bread which he ate. And Joseph was a goodly person and a well favored.

¹⁹ Therefore came they to the man that was the ruler over Joseph's house, and communed with him at the door,

¹³ Thou shalt not beguile thy neighbour with cavillations, neither rob him violently, neither shall the workman's labour abide with thee until the morning.

¹⁵ Give him his hire the same day, and let not the sun go down thereon. For he is needy and therewith sustaineth his life, lest he cry against thee unto the LORD and it be sin unto thee.

³⁹ And the enemy that soweth them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world. And the reapers be the angels. ⁴⁰ For even as the tares are gathered, and burnt in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this world.

¹⁹ After a long season, the Lord of those servants came, and reckoned with them.

³¹ "When the son of man shall cometh in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the seat of his glory

³ and Joanna the wife of Chuzaa, Herod's steward; And Susanna; And many others: which ministered unto them of their substance.

⁷ And in the same house tarry still, eating and drinking such as they have. For the laborer is worthy of his reward. Go not from house to house:

⁴² And the Lord said, "If there be any faithful servant, and wise, whom his Lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their duty of meat, at due season:

¹ And he said also unto his disciples, "There was a certain rich man, which had a steward, that was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. ² And he called him, and said unto him, 'How is it, that I hear this of thee? Give accounts of thy stewardship. For thou mayest be no longer my steward.'

⁶ which will reward every man according to his deeds, ⁷ that is to say: praise, honour, and immortality, to them which continue in good doing, and seek eternal life. ⁸ But unto them that are rebellious, and disobey the truth, and follow iniquity, shall come indignation and wrath, ⁹ tribulation and anguish, upon the soul of every man that doth evil. Of the Jew first: And also of the gentile. ¹⁰ To every man that doth good shall come praise, honour and peace, to the Jew first, and also to the gentile.

¹ Let men this wise esteem us, even as the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God. ² Furthermore it is required of the stewards that they be found faithful.

¹⁰ For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every man may receive the works of his body according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

⁷ For a bishop must be faultless, as it becometh the minister of God; not stubborn, not angry, no drunkard, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre:

²⁸ even so Christ was once offered to take away the sins of many, and unto them that look for him, shall he appear again, without sin, unto their salvation.

¹⁰ As every man hath received the gift, minister the same one to another as good ministers of the manifold grace of God.

¹¹ And I saw a great white seat and him that sat on it, from whose face fled away both the earth and heaven, and their place was no more found. ¹² And I saw the dead, both great and small, stand before God: And the books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the book of life, and the dead were judged of those things which were written in the books according to their deeds.

² And he agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, and sent them into his vineyard.

³ For what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness." ⁴ To him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of favour: but of duty. ⁵ To him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, is his faith counted for righteousness. ⁶ Even as David describeth the blessedfulness of the man, unto whom God ascribeth righteousness without deeds,

²⁰ But the law, in the meantime, entered in that sin should increase. Neverthelater, where abundance of sin was, there was more plenteousness of grace. ²¹ That as sin had reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life, by the help of Jesus Christ.

⁶ to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherewith he hath made us accepted in the beloved. ⁷ By whom we have redemption through his blood, that is to say, even the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace, ⁸ which grace he shed on us abundantly in all wisdom, and prudence.

⁸ For by grace are ye made safe through faith, and that, not of yourselves: For it is the gift of God, ⁹ and cometh not of works, lest any man should boast himself. ¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, unto the which God ordained us before, that we should walk in them.

¹⁴ Neverthelater, the grace of our Lord was more abundant, with faith and love, which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ This is a true saying, and by all means worthy to be received, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief: ¹⁶ for this cause was mercy given unto me, that Jesus Christ should first show on me all long patience, unto the example of them which shall, in time to come, believe on him unto eternal life.

³⁰ And the scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why eat ye and drink ye, with publicans and sinners?"

² And the Pharisees, and scribes murmured, saying, "He received to his company sinners, and eateth with them."

²⁸ And he was angry, and would not go in. Then came his father out, and entreated him. ²⁹ He answered, and said to his father, 'Lo these many years have I done thee service, neither brake at any time thy commandment, and yet gavest thou me never so much as a kid to make merry with my lovers: ³⁰ but as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy goods with harlots, thou hast for his pleasure killed the fatted calf.'

⁷ And when they saw that, they all grudged saying, "He is gone in to tarry with a man that is a sinner."

² And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision reasoned with him, saying, ³ "Thou wentest into men uncircumcised, and atest with them."

⁴⁵ When the Jews saw the people, they were full of indignation and spake against those things which were spoken of Paul; speaking against it, and railing on it.

²¹ And he said unto me, 'Depart for I will send thee afar hence unto the gentiles.'" ²² They gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth: it is pity that he should live."

¹⁶ and forbid us to preach unto the gentiles, that they might be saved, to fulfill their sins always: For the wrath of God is come on them, even to the utmost.

¹⁶ These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts, whose mouths speak proud things. They have men in great reverence because of advantage.

² For me they seek day by day; and will know my ways, as a people that doth righteousness, and hath not forsaken the equity of their God. ³ They seek of me righteous judgments, and will draw nigh unto God. Why have we fasted and thou hast not looked upon it? Have humbled our souls, and thou wouldest not wit it?

⁸ And as soon as the sun was up, God prepared a fervent east wind: so that the sun beat over the head of Jonah, that he fainted again and wished unto his soul that he might die, and said, "It is better for me to die than to live."

³ and that they should say unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of Hosts, and to the prophets, "Should I weep in the fifth month, and abstain, as I have done now certain years?" ⁴ Then came the word of the LORD of Hosts unto me, saying, ⁵ "Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, and say, 'When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, now this seventy years, did ye fast unto me?

¹³ Now say ye, 'It is but labour and travail,' and thus have ye thought scorn at it, sayeth the LORD of Hosts; offering robbery, yea the lame and the sick. Ye have brought me in a meat offering? Should I accept it of your hand? sayeth the LORD.

¹⁴ Ye have said, 'It is but lost labour, to serve God: What profit have we for keeping his commandments, and for walking humbly before the LORD of Hosts?

⁵⁵ And when ye se the south wind blow, ye say, 'We shall have heat,' and it cometh to pass.

¹⁰ But rather, when thou art bidden, go and sit in the lowest room, that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, 'Friend, sit up higher.' Then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. ¹¹ For whosoever exalteth himself, shall be brought low. And he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted."

¹¹ The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are; extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or as this publican. ¹² I fast twice in the week. I give tithe of all that I possess.'

²² The righteousness, no doubt, which is good before God cometh by the faith of Jesus Christ: unto all, and upon all them that believe. ²³ There is no difference: For all have sinned, and lack the praise that is of valour before God: ²⁴ but are justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus

²⁷ Where is then thy rejoicing? It is excluded. By what law? By the law of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

³⁰ For it is God only which justifieth circumcision, which is of faith: and uncircumcision through faith.

³⁰ What shall we say then? We say that the gentiles which followed not righteousness, have overtaken righteousness: I mean, the righteousness which cometh of faith. ³¹ But Israel, which followed the law of righteousness, could not attain unto the law of righteousness. ³² And wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith: but as it were, by the works of the law. For they have stumbled at the stumbling stone.

¹ Brethren: my heart's desire, and prayer to God for Israel, is that they might be saved. ² For I bear them record, that they have a fervent mind to Godward, but not according to knowledge. ³ For they are ignorant of the righteousness which is allowed before God, and go about to establish their own righteousness: and therefore, are not obedient unto the righteousness which is of value before God.

⁵ Even so at this time is there a remnant left through the election of grace. ⁶ If it be of grace, then is it not of works. For then were grace no more grace. If it be by the deserving of works, then is it no more grace. For then were deserving no longer deserving.

¹¹ Even unto this day we hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted with fists, and have no certain dwelling place,

²³ They are the ministers of Christ — I speak as a fool — I am more: In labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prison more plenteously, ²⁴ in death often. Of the Jews, five times received I, every time, forty stripes, save one. ²⁵ Thrice was I beaten with rods. I was once stoned. I suffered thrice shipwreck. Night and day have I been in the deep of the sea. ²⁶ In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers; in jeopardies of mine own nation, in jeopardies among the heathen. I have been in perils in cities, in perils in wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; ²⁷ in labour and travail, in watching often, in hunger, in thirst, in fastings often, in cold and in nakedness. ²⁸ And beside the things which outwardly happen unto me, I am cumbered daily and do care for all congregations.

⁶ That the gentiles should be inheritors also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise that is in Christ, by the means of the gospel,

¹¹ The sun riseth with heat, and the grass withereth and his flower falleth away, and the beauty of the fashion of it perisheth: even so shall the rich man perish with his abundance.

²⁵ That be far from thee, that thou shouldest do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, and that the righteous should be as the wicked: that be far from thee. Should not the Judge of all the world do according to right?"

⁸ Which goeth in company of wicked doers, and walketh with ungodly men? ⁹ For he sayeth, 'Though a man be good, yet is he naught before God.' ¹⁰ "Therefore hearken unto me, ye that have understanding. Far be it from God, that he should meddle with wickedness: and far be it from the Almighty, that he should meddle with unrighteous dealing: ¹¹ but he rewardeth the works of man, and causeth every man to find according to his ways. ¹² For sure it is, that God condemneth no man wrongfully, and the judgment of the Almighty is not unrighteous.

¹⁷ May he be made whole, that loveth no right? If thou were a very innocent man, shouldest thou then be punished? ¹⁸ For he is even the same, that knoweth the rebellious kings, and sayeth to princes,

² "Thinkest thou it right, that thou saidst, 'I am righteous before God?'

⁸ Wilt thou disannul my judgment? Or wilt thou condemn me, that thou thyself mayest be made righteous?

¹² and said unto him, 'Friend, how fortuned it that thou camest in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment?' And he was even speechless.

⁵⁰ And Jesus said unto him, "Friend, wherefore art thou come?" Then came they and laid hands on Jesus and took him.

¹⁴ What shall we say then? Is there any unrighteousness with God? God forbid. ¹⁵ For he saith to Moses, "I will show mercy to whom I show mercy: And will have compassion on whom I have compassion."

²⁰ But O man what art thou, which disputest with God? Shall the work say to the workman, "Why hast thou made me on this fashion?"

¹⁶ and said, "Go with me and see the zeal I have to the LORD," and made him ride with him in his chariot.

³⁰ Then the LORD said to Jehu, "Because thou hast lustily done that pleaseth me, and hast done to the house of Ahab all that was in mine heart, therefore shall thy children in the fourth generation sit on the seat of Israel." ³¹ But Jehu cared not to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam which made Israel sin.

¹⁸ "O thou son of man, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon hath made his host, with great travail and labour to come before Tyre: that every head may be bald, and every shoulder bare. Yet hath Tyre given neither him nor his host any reward, for the great travail that he hath taken there. ¹⁹ Therefore thus sayeth the LORD God: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, that he may take away all her substance, rob her robberies, and spoil her spoils, to pay his host their wages withal. ²⁰ For the work which he wrought about it, I have given him the land of Egypt, because they wrought for me, sayeth the LORD God.

² Whensoever therefore thou givest thine alms, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blown before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues, and in the streets, for to be praised of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

⁶ But when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber, and shut thy door to thee, and pray to thy father which is in secret; and thy father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

¹⁶ "Moreover, when ye fast, be not sad as the hypocrites are: for they disfigure their faces, that they might be seen of men how they fast. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

³¹ And he said unto him, 'Son, thou wast ever with me, and all that I have is thine:

²⁵ But Abraham said unto him, 'Son remember, that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy pleasure, and contrariwise, Lazarus pain. Now therefore is he comforted, and thou art punished.

² As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

⁴ God forbid. Let God be true, and all men liars, as it is written, "That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings and shouldest overcome when thou art judged."

¹⁹ Yea and we know that whatsoever the law saith, he saith it to them which are under the law: That all mouths may be stopped, and all the world be subdued to God,

¹⁹ And he said, "I will make all my good go before thee, and I will be called in this name Jehovah before thee, and will show mercy to whom I show mercy, and will have compassion on whom I have compassion."

⁶ For thou art a holy nation unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a several people unto himself of all nations that are upon the earth. ⁷ It was not because of the multitude of you, above all nations, that the LORD had lust unto you and chose you: For ye were fewest of all nations. ⁸ But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, therefore he brought you out of Egypt with a mighty hand and delivered you out of the house of bondage; even from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

⁹ And beware that there be not a point of Belial in thine heart, that thou wouldest say, 'The seventh year, the year of freedom is at hand,' and therefore it grieve thee to look on thy poor brother and givest him nought and he then cry unto the LORD against thee and it be sin unto thee.

⁵⁴ so that it shall grieve the man that is tender, and exceeding delicate among you, to look on his brother and upon his wife that lieth in his bosom and on the remnant of his children, which he hath yet left -

⁴ Moreover, the LORD God of Israel chose me of all the house of my father, to be king over Israel forever, for he chose Judah to be a captain: and in the house of Judah the house of my father, and of the sons of my father he had a lust to me, to make me king over all Israel. ⁵ And of all my sons — for the LORD hath given me many sons — he hath chosen Solomon my son, to sit on the seat of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

⁶ Eat not thou with the envious, and desire not his meat,

²² He that will be rich all too soon, hath an evil eye; and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

⁵ I am he that made the earth, the men, and the cattle that are upon the ground, with my great power and outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it pleased me. ⁶ And now will I deliver all these lands into the power of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant. The beasts also of the field shall I give him to do him service. ⁷ And all people shall serve him, and his son, and his child's children, until the time of the same land be come also: Yea, many people and great kings shall serve him.

¹ Therefore Jonah was sore discontent and angry. ² And he prayed unto the LORD and said, "O LORD, was not this my saying when I was yet in my country? And therefore I hasted rather to flee to Tarshish: for I knew well enough that thou wast a merciful god, full of compassion long before thou be angry, and of great mercy and repentest when thou art come to take punishment. ³ Now therefore take my life from me, for I had better die than live." ⁴ And the LORD said unto Jonah, "Art thou so angry?"

²³ But and if thine eye be wicked, then all thy body shall be full of darkness. Wherefore if the light that is in thee, be darkness: how great is that darkness?

²⁵ At that time, Jesus answered and said, "I praise thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast opened them unto babes,

²² theft, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, uncleanness, and a wicked eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

¹⁵ For he saith to Moses, "I will show mercy to whom I show mercy: And will have compassion on whom I have compassion." ¹⁶ So lieth it not then in a man's will, or cunning, but in the mercy of God. ¹⁷ For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, "Even for this same purpose have I stirred thee up, to show my power on thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the world." ¹⁸ So hath he mercy on whom he will. And whom he will, he maketh hard hearted. ¹⁹ Thou wilt say then unto me, "Why then blameth he us yet? For who can resist his will?" ²⁰ But O man what art thou, which disputest with God? Shall the work say to the workman, "Why hast thou made me on this fashion?" ²¹ Hath not the potter power over the clay, even of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? ²² Even so, God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, suffered with long patience the vessels of wrath, ordained to damnation, ²³ that he might declare the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had prepared unto glory: ²⁴ that is to say, us which he called, not of the Jews only, but also of the gentiles.

⁷ For who preferreth thee? What hast thou, that thou hast not received? If thou have received it: why boastest thou as though thou hadst not received it?

¹¹ in whom we are made heirs, and were thereto predestinate according to the purpose of him which worketh all things after the purpose of his own will:

¹ And you hath he quickened also, that were dead in trespass and sin:

⁵ even when we were dead by sin, hath quickened us together in Christ — for by grace are ye saved -

¹⁸ Of his own will begat he us with the word of life, that we should be the first fruits of his creatures.

⁹ Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be damned. Behold, the judge standeth before the door.

¹³ Enter 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:

¹¹ I say therefore unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall rest with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven; ¹² And the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the utter darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

³⁰ Many that are first, shall be last; and the last shall be first.

³¹ Whether of these twain did the will of the father?" And they said unto him, "The first." Jesus said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots shall come into the kingdom of God before you.

¹⁴ For many are called and few be chosen.

³¹ Many that are first, shall be last. And the last, first."

⁴⁷ Wherefore I say unto thee, Many sins are forgiven her, for she loved much. To whom less is forgiven, the same doeth less love."

²⁸ There shall be weeping, and gnashing of teeth: when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out a doors. ²⁹ And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. ³⁰ And behold, there are last, which shall be first: And there are first which shall be last."

²⁴ For I say unto you, that none of those men which were bidden, shall taste of my supper.'"

⁷ I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

¹⁷ And Jesus answered and said, "Are there not ten cleansed? But where are those nine? ¹⁸ There are not found that returned again, to give God praise, save only this stranger."

¹⁹ The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "Perceive ye, how we prevail nothing? Behold, all the whole world goeth away after him." ²⁰ There were certain Greeks among them, that came to pray at the feast. ²¹ The same came to Philip, which was of Bethsaida a city in Galilee, and desired him saying, "Sir, we would fain see Jesus." ²² Philip came and told Andrew. And again Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

²⁰ But the law, in the meantime, entered in that sin should increase. Neverthelater, where abundance of sin was, there was more plenteousness of grace.

³⁰ Moreover, which he appointed before, them he also called; and which he called, them also he justified; which he justified, them he also glorified.

³⁰ What shall we say then? We say that the gentiles which followed not righteousness, have overtaken righteousness: I mean, the righteousness which cometh of faith.

¹³ For this cause thank we God without ceasing, because that when ye received of us the word, wherewith God was preached, ye received it not as the word of man: but even as it was, indeed, the word of God; which worketh in you that believe.

¹³ But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, for because that God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctifying of the spirit; And through believing the truth: ¹⁴ whereunto he called you by our gospel, to obtain the glory that cometh of our Lord Jesus Christ.

²³ For if any hear the word, and do it not, he is like unto a man that beholdeth his bodily face in a glass. ²⁴ For as soon as he hath looked on himself, he goeth his way, and forgetteth immediately what his fashion was: ²⁵ but whoso looketh in the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein — if he be not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work — the same shall be happy in his deed.

¹⁷ And the LORD said, "Can I hide from Abraham that thing which I am about to do,

¹¹ He answered, and said unto them, "It is given unto you to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

¹³ When Jesus came into the coasts of the city which is called Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples saying, "Whom do men say that I, the son of man, am?"

³² And they were in the way, going up to Jerusalem. And Jesus went before them. And they were amazed. And as they followed, were afraid. And Jesus took the twelve again, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him. ³³ "Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the son of man shall be delivered unto the high priests and unto the scribes: and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the gentiles, ³⁴ and they shall mock him, and scourge him and spit upon him, and kill him, and the third day he shall rise again."

³¹ He took unto him twelve, and said unto them, "Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all shall be fulfilled that are written by the prophets of the son of man. ³² He shall be delivered unto the gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shall be despitefully entreated, and shall be spitted on: ³³ and when they have scourged him, they will put him to death, and the third day, shall he arise again." ³⁴ But they understood none of these things. And this saying was hid from them. And they perceived not the things which were spoken.

¹² On the morrow much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus should come to Jerusalem,

¹⁵ Henceforth, call I you not servants: For the servant knoweth not what his Lord doeth. But you have I called friends: For all things that I have heard of my father, I have opened to you.

⁴¹ not to all the people, but unto us witnesses chosen before of God, which ate and drank with him, after he arose from death.

¹ W hy did the heathen rage and the people imagine vain things? ² The kings of the earth stood up and the rulers came together against the LORD, and against his Christ. ³ Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

¹ {To the Chanter, upon Aijeleth of the dawning, a Psalm of David} My God, my God: why hast thou forsaken me, and art so far from my health and from the words of my complaint? ² O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not: and in the night season also I take no rest. ³ And thou continuest holy, O thou worship of Israel. ⁴ Our fathers hoped in thee; they trusted in thee, and thou didst deliver them. ⁵ They called upon thee, and were helped: they put their trust in thee, and were not confounded. ⁶ But as for me, I am a worm and no man: a very scorn of men and the outcast of the people. ⁷ All they that see me, laugh me to scorn: they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads. ⁸ "He trusted in the LORD, that he would deliver him; let him deliver him, if he will have him." ⁹ But thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb; thou wast my hope, when I hanged yet upon my mother's breasts. ¹⁰ I have been left unto thee ever since I was born; thou art my God, even from my mother's womb. ¹¹ O go not far from me then, for trouble is hard at hand, and here is none to help me. ¹² Many oxen are come about me; fat bulls of Bashan close me in on every side. ¹³ They gape upon me with their mouths, as it were a rampaging and a roaring lion. ¹⁴ I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart also in the midst of my body is even like melting wax. ¹⁵ My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my gums, and thou shalt bring me into the dust of death. ¹⁶ For many dogs are come about me, the counsel of the wicked layeth siege against me. ¹⁷ They pierced my hands and my feet; I may tell all my bones. They stand staring and looking upon me. ¹⁸ They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. ¹⁹ But be not thou far from me, O LORD; thou art my succor. Haste thee to help me. ²⁰ Deliver my soul from the sword, my darling from the power of the dog. ²¹ Save me from the lion's mouth, and hear me from among the horns of the unicorns. ²² I will declare thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. ²³ O praise the LORD, ye that fear him! Magnify him, all ye seed of Jacob, and fear him, all ye seed of Israel. ²⁴ For he hath not despised nor abhorred the low estate of the poor: he hath not hid his face from him, but when he called unto him, he heard him. ²⁵ My praise is of thee in the great congregation; my vows will I perform in the sight of them that fear him. ²⁶ The poor shall eat, and be satisfied: they that seek after the LORD shall praise him. Your heart shall live for ever. ²⁷ All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, and be turned unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the people shall worship before him. ²⁸ For the kingdom is the LORD's, and he is the governour among the people. ²⁹ All such as be fat upon earth have eaten and worshipped. All they that go down into the dust shall kneel before him; and no man hath quickened his own soul. ³⁰ My seed shall serve him; they shall be counted unto the LORD for a generation. ³¹ They shall come, and declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, whom the LORD hath made.

¹ {To the Chanter, upon Shoshannim, of David} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in, even unto my soul. ² I stick fast in the deep mire, where no ground is; I am come into deep waters, so that the floods run over me. ³ I am weary of crying; my throat is dry. My sight faileth me, for waiting so long upon my God. ⁴ They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that are mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltless, are mighty. I paid them the things that I never took. ⁵ God, thou knowest my simpleness, and my faults are not hid from thee. ⁶ Let not them that trust in thee, O LORD God of hosts, be ashamed for my cause; let not those that seek thee, be confounded through me, O LORD God of Israel. ⁷ And why? For thy sake have I suffered reproof; shame hath covered my face. ⁸ I am become a stranger unto my brethren, even an alien unto my mother's children. ⁹ For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten me; and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee is fallen upon me. ¹⁰ I wept, and chastened myself with fasting, and that was turned to my reproof. ¹¹ I put on a sackcloth, and therefore they jested upon me. ¹² They that sit in the gate speak against me, and the drunkards make songs upon me. ¹³ But, LORD, I make my prayer unto thee in an acceptable time. Hear me, O God, in the multitude of thy mercy, even in the truth of thy salvation. ¹⁴ Take me out of the mire, that I sink not; Oh let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. ¹⁵ Let not the water-flood drown me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. ¹⁶ Hear me, O LORD, for thy loving-kindness is comfortable: turn thee unto me according to the multitude of thy mercies. ¹⁷ Hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble; O haste thee, and hear me. ¹⁸ Draw nigh unto my soul, and save it; O deliver me, because of mine enemies. ¹⁹ Thou knowest my reproof, and my shame and my dishonor: mine adversaries are all in thy sight. ²⁰ Thy rebuke breaketh my heart, and maketh me heavy. I look for some to have pity upon me, but there is no man; and for some to comfort me, but I find none. ²¹ They gave me gall to eat, and when I was thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink. ²² Let their table be made a snare to take themselves withal; and let the things that should have been for their wealth be unto them an occasion of falling. ²³ Let their eyes be blinded, that they see not; and ever bow down their backs. ²⁴ Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful displeasure take hold of them. ²⁵ Let their habitation be void, and no man to dwell in their tents. ²⁶ For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk how they may vex them whom thou hast wounded. ²⁷ Let them fall from one wickedness to another, and not come into thy righteousness. ²⁸ Let them be wiped out of the book of the living, and not be written among the righteous. ²⁹ As for me, I am poor and in heaviness; let thy help defend me, O God. ³⁰ I will praise the name of God with a song, and magnify it with thanksgiving. ³¹ This shall please the LORD better than a bullock, that hath horns and hoofs. ³² O consider this and be glad, ye that be in adversity: seek after God and your soul shall live. ³³ For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. ³⁴ Let heaven and earth praise him, the sea, and all that moveth therein. ³⁵ For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah, that men may dwell there, and have it in possession. ³⁶ The seed of his servants shall inherit it, and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

¹ Who believeth our sayings? And the arm of the LORD, to whom is it opened? ² He came up as a spray before him, and as a root out of a dry land. There was neither fashion or beauty on him. And when we looked on him, there was no godliness that we should lust after him. ³ He was despised and cast out of men's company; and one that had suffered sorrow, and had experience of infirmity. And we were as one that had hid his face from him. ⁴ He was so despisable, that we esteemed him not. Truly, he took upon him our diseases, and bare our sorrows. And yet we counted him plagued, and beaten, and humbled of God. ⁵ He was wounded for our transgressions, and bruised for our iniquities. The correction that brought us peace was on him, and with his stripes we were healed. ⁶ And we went astray as sheep, and turned every man his way: and the LORD put on him the wickedness of us all. ⁷ He suffered wrong and was evil entreated, and yet opened not his mouth: he was as a sheep led to be slain: and as a lamb before his shearer, he was dumb and opened not his mouth. ⁸ By the reason of the affliction, he was not esteemed: and yet his generation who can number? When he is taken from the earth of living men: for my people's transgression he was plagued. ⁹ He put his sepulchre with the wicked, and with the rich in his death: because he did none iniquity, neither was guile found in his mouth. ¹⁰ And yet the LORD determined to bruise him with infirmities. His soul giving herself for trangression, he shall see seed of long continuance; and the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. ¹¹ Because of the labour of his soul, he shall see and be satisfied. With his knowledge, he, being just, shall justify my servants: and that a great number. And he shall bear their iniquities. ¹² Therefore I will give him his part in many, and the spoil of the rich he shall divide: because he gave his soul to death, and was numbered with the trespassers, and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for transgressors.

²⁴ Seventy weeks are determined over thy people, and over the holy city: that the wickedness may be consumed, that the sin may have an end, that the offense may be reconciled, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, to fulfill the visions and the Prophets, and to anoint the most holy one. ²⁵ Understand this then, and mark it well: That from the time it shall be concluded to go and repair Jerusalem again, unto Christ, the anointed Prince: there shall be seven weeks.Then shall the streets and walls be builded again sixty two weeks, but with hard troublous time. ²⁶ After these sixty two weeks, shall Christ be slain, and they shall have no pleasure in him. Then shall there come a people with the prince, and destroy the city and the Sanctuary: and his end shall come as the water flood. But the desolation shall continue till the end of the battle. ²⁷ He shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of the abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation determined shall be poured upon the desolate."

²¹ From that time forth, Jesus began to show unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders, and of the high priests, and of the scribes; and must be killed, and rise again the third day.

²² As they passed the time in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, "The son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men, ²³ and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall rise again." And they sorrowed greatly.

² "Ye know that after two days shall be Easter, and the son of man shall be delivered to be crucified."

⁶⁶ What think ye?" They answered and said, "He is worthy to die."

¹ when the morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people held a counsel against Jesus, to put him to death,

⁶⁴ Ye have heard the blasphemy, what think ye?" And they all gave sentence that he was worthy of death. ⁶⁵ And some began to spit at him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with their fists, and to say unto him, "Aread unto us." And the servants buffeted him on the face.

⁷¹ Then said they, "What need we any further witness? We ourselves have heard of his own mouth."

²³ him have ye taken by the hands of unrighteous persons, after he was delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, and have crucified and slain him whom God hath raised up:

²⁷ For of a truth, against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and also Pontius Pilate with the gentiles, and the people of Israel, gathered themselves together: ²⁸ for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

⁷ All they that see me, laugh me to scorn: they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads. ⁸ "He trusted in the LORD, that he would deliver him; let him deliver him, if he will have him."

¹⁶ With the flatterers were busy mockers, who gnashed upon me with their teeth.

¹⁹ But as for thy dead men and ours, that be departed, they are in life and resurrection. They lie in the earth, they wake, and have joy: for thy dew is a dew of life and light. But the place of the malicious Tyrants is fallen away.

³ He was despised and cast out of men's company; and one that had suffered sorrow, and had experience of infirmity. And we were as one that had hid his face from him.

² He hath wounded us, and he shall bind us up again; after two days shall he quicken us, in the third day he shall raise us up, so that we shall live in his sight.

⁴⁰ For as Jonah 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.

⁶⁷ Then spat they in his face, and buffeted him with their fists. And others smote him with the palm of their hands on the face, ⁶⁸ saying, "Tell us, thou Christ, who is he that smote thee?"

² and brought him bound and delivered him unto Pontius Pilate, the deputy. ³ Then when Judas, which betrayed him, saw that he was condemned, he repented himself; and brought again the thirty plates of silver to the chief priests and elders, ⁴ saying, "I have sinned, betraying the innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? see thou to that." ⁵ And he cast down the silver plates in the temple, and departed, and went and hung himself. ⁶ And the chief priests took the silver plates and said, "It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood." ⁷ And they took counsel, and bought with them a potter's field to bury strangers in. ⁸ Wherefore that field is called the field of blood, until this day. ⁹ Then was fulfilled, that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "And they took thirty silver plates, the price of him that was valued, whom they bought of the children of Israel, ¹⁰ and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me."

²⁷ Then the soldiers of the deputy took Jesus unto the common hall, and gathered unto him all the company. ²⁸ And they stripped him, and put on him a purple robe, ²⁹ and plaited a crown of thorns and put upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews," ³⁰ and spitted upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head. ³¹ And when they had mocked him, they took the robe off him again, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.

⁶⁵ And some began to spit at him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with their fists, and to say unto him, "Aread unto us." And the servants buffeted him on the face.

¹ And anon in the dawning held the high priests a council with the elders and the scribes; And also the whole congregation, and bound Jesus and led him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

¹⁶ And the soldiers led him away into the common hall, and called together the whole multitude, ¹⁷ and they clothed him with purple, and they plaited a crown of thorns and crowned him withal; ¹⁸ And began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews." ¹⁹ And they smote him on the head with a reed, and spat upon him, and kneeled down and worshipped him. ²⁰ And when they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out, to crucify him.

²⁹ And they that went by, railed on him: wagging their heads, and saying, "A wretch, that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days. ³⁰ Save thyself, and come down from the cross." ³¹ Likewise also mocked him the high priests among themselves with the scribes, and said, "He saved other men, himself he cannot save.

¹ And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. ² And they began to accuse him saying, "We have found this fellow, perverting the people and forbidding to pay tribute to Caesar: and saying that he is Christ, a King." ³ And Pilate opposed him, saying, "Art thou the King of the Jews?" He answered him, and said, "Thou sayest it." ⁴ Then said Pilate to the high priests, and to the people, "I find no fault in this man." ⁵ And they were the more fierce, saying, "He moveth the people, teaching throughout Jewry, and began at Galilee, even to this place."

¹¹ And Herod, with his men of war, despised him, and mocked him; And arrayed him in white, and sent him again to Pilate.

⁴⁶ and said unto them, "Thus is it written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise again from death the third day.

²⁸ Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas into the hall of judgment. It was in the morning, and they themselves went not into the judgment hall lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the paschal lamb. ²⁹ Pilate then went out unto them and said, "What accusation bring ye against this man?" ³⁰ They answered, and said unto him, "If he were not an evil doer, we would not have delivered him unto thee." ³¹ Then said Pilate unto them, "Take ye him unto you, and judge him after your own law." Then the Jews said unto him, "It is not lawful for us to put any man to death." ³² That the words of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die. ³³ Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, "Art thou the King of the Jews?" ³⁴ Jesus answered, "Sayest thou that of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?" ³⁵ Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and high priests have delivered thee unto me. What hast thou done?" ³⁶ Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world then would my ministers surely fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews, but now is my kingdom not from hence." ³⁷ Pilate said unto him, "Art thou a King then?" Jesus answered, "Thou sayest that I am a King. For this cause was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. And all that are of the truth hear my voice." ³⁸ Pilate said unto him, "What thing is truth?" And when he had said that, he went out again unto the Jews, and said unto them, "I find in him no cause at all.

¹ Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged him. ² And the soldiers wound a crown of thorns and put it on his head. And they did on him a purple garment, ³ and said, "Hail King of the Jews." And they smote him on the face. ⁴ Pilate went forth again, and said unto them, "Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him."

¹³ The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his son Jesus, whom ye delivered and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had judged him to be loosed: ¹⁴ but ye denied the holy and just, and desired a murderer to be given you, ¹⁵ and killed the Lord of life whom God hath raised from death, of the which we are witnesses: ¹⁶ And his name, through the faith of his name, hath made this man sound whom ye see and know. And the faith which is by him, hath to him given this health, in the presence of you all.

²⁷ For of a truth, against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and also Pontius Pilate with the gentiles, and the people of Israel, gathered themselves together:

¹¹ When he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his hands and feet and said, "Thus saith the holy ghost, 'So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the gentiles.'"

³ For first of all, I delivered unto you that which I received: how that Christ died for our sins, agreeing to the scriptures, ⁴ and that he was buried, and that he arose again the third day according to the scriptures, ⁵ and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve. ⁶ After that, he was seen of more than five hundred brethren at once: of which many remain unto this day, and many are fallen asleep. ⁷ After that appeared he to James, then to all the apostles.

¹¹ and went into the house, and found the child with Mary his mother, and knelt down, and worshipped him: and opened their treasures, and offered unto him gifts; gold, frankincense and myrrh.

²¹ And he went forth from thence, and saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and called them.

² And, lo, there came a leper and worshipped him saying, "Master, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean."

³³ Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, "Of a truth thou art the son of God."

²⁵ Then she came and worshipped him, saying, "Master, help me."

⁵⁶ Among which was Mary Magdalene; and Mary the mother of James and the mother of Joseph; and the mother of Zebedee's children.

¹⁷ And when they saw him, they worshipped him. But some of them doubted.

³⁵ And then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came unto him, saying, "Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we desire." ³⁶ He said unto them, "What would ye I should do unto you?" ³⁷ They said to him, "Grant unto us that we may sit one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory." ³⁸ But Jesus said unto them, "Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink of the cup, that I shall drink of? And be baptised in the baptism that I shall be baptised in?" ³⁹ And they said unto him, "That we can." Jesus said unto them, "Ye shall drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and be baptised with the baptism that I shall be baptised in: ⁴⁰ But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand, is not mine to give, but to them for whom it is prepared." ⁴¹ And when the ten heard that, they began to disdain at James and John. ⁴² But Jesus called them unto him, and said to them, "Ye know well that they which seem to bear rule among the gentiles, reign as Lords over them. And they that be great among them exercise authority over them. ⁴³ So shall it not be among you: but whosoever of you will be great among you, shall be your minister. ⁴⁴ And whosoever will be chief, shall be servant unto all. ⁴⁵ For even the son of man came, not to be ministered unto: but to minister, and to give his life for the redemption of many."

⁴⁰ There were also women a good way off beholding him: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the little and of Joseph, and Mary Salome:

¹⁹ And thereupon Bathsheba went unto king Solomon to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up against her and bowed himself unto her, and sat him down on his seat. And there was a seat set for the king's mother, and she sat on his right side.

⁵ And in Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night. And God said, "Ask what I shall give thee."

³ Then said the king unto her, "What wilt thou, queen Esther? And what requirest thou? Ask even the half of the empire, and it shall be given thee."

⁹ Kings' daughters go in thy goodly array, and upon thy righthand standeth the queen in a vesture of the most fine gold.

¹ {A Psalm of David} The LORD said unto my LORD, "Sit thou on my righthand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool."

⁵ And seekest thou yet promotion? Look not for it, and desire it not. For I will bring a miserable plague upon all flesh, sayeth the LORD. But thy life will I give thee for a prey, wheresoever thou goest."

¹ The same time the disciples came to Jesus saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

²⁸ Jesus said unto them, "Verily I say to you, When the son of man shall sit in the seat of his majesty, ye which follow me in the second generation shall sit also upon twelve seats, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

³² Then Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, "What will ye that I should do to you?"

²² And the daughter of the said Herodias came in and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat at board also. Then the king said unto the maiden, "Ask of me what thou wilt, and I will give it thee."

³⁶ He said unto them, "What would ye I should do unto you?" ³⁷ They said to him, "Grant unto us that we may sit one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory."

⁵¹ And Jesus answered, and said unto him, "What wilt thou that I do unto thee?" The blind said unto him, "Master, that I might see."

¹⁹ So then when the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received into heaven, and is set down on the righthand of God.

²⁰ When he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, "The kingdom of God cometh not with waiting for. ²¹ Neither shall men say, 'Lo here, lo there.' For behold, the kingdom of God is within you."

⁴¹ saying, "What wilt thou, that I do unto thee?" And he said, "Lord, that I may receive my sight."

¹¹ As they heard these things, he added thereto a similitude, because he was nigh to Jerusalem; And because also, they thought that the kingdom of God should shortly appear.

²⁴ And there was a strife among them, which of them should be taken for the greatest.

⁷ If ye abide in me, and my words also abide in you: ask what ye will, and it shall be done to you.

⁶ When they were come together, they asked of him, saying, "Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?"

³⁴ who then shall condemn? It is Christ which is dead; Yea rather which is risen again, which is also on the righthand of God and maketh intercession for us.

¹⁰ Be kind one to another, with brotherly love. In giving honour go one before another.

¹ If ye be then risen again with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the righthand of God.

² and to the beloved Apphia, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the congregation of thy house. ³ Grace be with you and peace, from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ The earth is weak, and all that is therein; but I bear up her pillars. Selah.

¹⁸ Pride goeth before destruction; and after a proud stomach there followeth a fall.

¹⁷ Awake, awake, and stand up, O Jerusalem: thou that from the hand of the LORD, hast drunken out the cup of his wrath; thou that hast supped of and sucked out the slumbering cup to the bottom.

²² Thus sayeth thy LORD, thy LORD and God, the defender of his people: Behold, I will take the slumbering cup out of thy hand, even the cup with the dregs of my wrath, that from henceforth thou shalt never drink it more.

¹⁵ "For thus hath the LORD God of Israel spoken unto me, 'Take this wine cup of indignation from my hand, that thou mayest cause all the people, to whom I send thee, for to drink of it: ¹⁶ that when they have drunken thereof, they may be mad, and out of their wits, when the sword cometh that I will send among them.' ¹⁷ Then took I the cup from the LORD's hand, and made all the people drink thereof, unto whom the LORD had sent me. ¹⁸ But first the city of Jerusalem, and all the cities of Judah, their kings and princes: to make them desolate, waste, despised and cursed according as it is come to pass this day. ¹⁹ Yea, and Pharaoh the king of Egypt, his servants, his princes and his people altogether one with another; ²⁰ and all kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the Philistine's land - Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron and the remnant of Ashdod - ²¹ the Edomites, the Moabites, and the Ammonites; ²² all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the Isles that are beyond the sea; ²³ Dedan, Tema, Buz and the shaven Ishmaelites; ²⁴ all the kings of Arabia, and, generally, all the kings that dwell in the desert; ²⁵ all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, all the kings of the Medes; ²⁶ all kings toward the north, whether they be far or nigh, everyone with his neighbours; Yea, and all the kingdoms that are upon the whole earth. The king of Sheshach, said he, shall drink with them also. ²⁷ 'And say thou unto them: This is the commandment of the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel: Drink and be drunken, spew and fall, that ye never rise: and that through the sword which I will send among you. ²⁸ But if they will no receive the cup of thy hand, and drink it, then tell them: Thus doth the LORD of Hosts threaten you: drink it ye shall, and that shortly. ²⁹ For lo, I begin to plague the city that my name is given unto: think ye then, that I will leave you unpunished? Ye shall not go quit. For why? I call for a sword upon all the inhabiters of the earth, sayeth the LORD of Hosts. ³⁰ "'Therefore tell them all these words, and say unto them: The LORD shall cry from above, and let his voice be heard from his holy habitation. With a great noise shall he cry from his regal court. He shall give a great voice, like the grape gatherers, and the sound thereof shall be heard unto the ends of the world. ³¹ For the LORD hath a judgment to give upon all people, and will hold his court of justice with all flesh and punish the ungodly, sayeth the LORD. ³² For thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: Behold, a miserable plague shall go from one people to another, and a great stormy water shall arise from all the ends of the earth. ³³ And the same day shall the LORD himself slay them, from one end of the earth to another. There shall no moan be made for any of them, none gathered up, none buried: but shall lie as dung upon the ground. ³⁴ Mourn, O ye shepherds, and cry: sprinkle yourselves with ashes, O ye rams of the flock! For the time of your slaughter is fulfilled, and ye shall fall like vessels cunningly made for pleasure. ³⁵ The shepherds shall have no way to flee, and the rams of the flock shall not escape. ³⁶ Then shall the shepherds cry horribly, and the rams of the flock shall mourn: for the LORD shall consume their pasture, ³⁷ and their best fields shall lie dead because of the horrible wrath of the LORD. ³⁸ They shall forsake their folds like as a lion: for their lands shall be waste, because of the wrath of the destroyer, and because of his fearful indignation.

¹² For thus hath the LORD spoken: Behold, they that men thought were unmete to drink of the cup, have drunken with the first: and thinkest thou then to be free? No, no: thou shalt neither be quit nor free, but thou must drink also.

³⁵ Peter said unto him, "If I should die with thee, yet would I not deny thee." Likewise also said all the disciples.

³⁹ And he went away a little apart, and fell flat on his face, and prayed, saying, "O my father, if it possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."

⁴² He went away once more, and prayed, saying, "O my father, if this cup cannot pass away from me, but that I drink of it, thy will be fulfilled."

⁵⁶ All this was done that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.

³⁸ But Jesus said unto them, "Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink of the cup, that I shall drink of? And be baptised in the baptism that I shall be baptised in?" ³⁹ And they said unto him, "That we can." Jesus said unto them, "Ye shall drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and be baptised with the baptism that I shall be baptised in:

³⁶ And he said, "Abba father, all things are possible unto thee, take away this cup from me. Nevertheless, not that I will, but that thou wilt be done."

⁵⁰ Notwithstanding, I must be baptised with a baptism. And how am I pained till it be ended?

⁴² saying, "Father if thou wilt, withdraw this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will; But thine be fulfilled."

¹¹ Then said Jesus unto Peter, "Put up thy sword into the sheath: shall I not drink of the cup which my father hath given me?"

²⁶ Likewise, the spirit also helpeth our infirmities. For we know not, what to desire as we ought: but the spirit maketh intercession mightily for us with groanings which cannot be expressed with tongue.

³ Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, even to consume it upon your voluptuousness.

³⁴ Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed children of my father, inherit ye the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world.

⁴⁰ But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand, is not mine to give, but to them for whom it is prepared."

² And he killed James the brother of John with the sword:

¹⁷ If we be sons, we are also heirs: the heirs, I mean, of God: and heirs annexed with Christ. If so be that we suffer together, that we may be glorified together.

⁹ But as it is written, "The eye hath not seen, and the ear hath not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."

⁷ yet our hope is steadfast for you inasmuch as we know how, that as ye have your part in afflictions, so shall ye be partakers of consolation.

²⁴ Now joy I in my sufferings which I suffer, for you; and fulfill that which is behind of the passions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the congregation -

¹¹ It is a true saying: If we be dead with him, we also shall live with him; ¹² If we be patient, we shall also reign with him; If we deny him, he also shall deny us;

¹⁶ But now they desire a better, that is to say a heavenly. Wherefore God is not ashamed of them, even to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

⁹ John, your brother and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience which is in Jesus Christ, was in the isle of Patmos for the word of God, and for the witnessing of Jesus Christ.

¹⁰ Among the proud there is ever strife; but among those that do all things with advisement, there is wisdom.

⁴¹ And when the ten heard that, they began to disdain at James and John.

²³ And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it should be, that should do that. ²⁴ And there was a strife among them, which of them should be taken for the greatest. ²⁵ And he said unto them, "The kings of the gentiles reign over them; And they that bear rule over them, are called gracious Lords.

⁴ Love suffereth long, and is courteous. Love envieth not. Love doth not forwardly, swelleth not,

³ that nothing be done through strife or vain glory, but that in meekness of mind every man esteem others better than himself,

¹⁴ But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth.

⁵ Either do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, "The spirit that dwelleth in you, lusteth even contrary to envy," ⁶ but giveth more grace?

⁵ Likewise, ye younger submit yourselves unto the elder. Submit yourselves every man, one to another. Knit yourselves together in lowliness of mind. For God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble.

¹² For the which cause the king was wroth with great indignation, and commanded to destroy all the wise men at Babylon: ¹³ and the proclamation went forth that the wise men should be slain. They sought also to slay Daniel with his companions.

³⁷ O king, thou art a king of kings: For the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, riches, strength, and majesty: ³⁸ And hath delivered thee all things that are among the children of men: the beasts of the field, and the fowls under the heaven, and given thee dominion over them all. Thou art that golden head. ³⁹ After thee there shall arise another kingdom, which shall be less than thine. The third kingdom shall be like copper, and have domination in all lands. ⁴⁰ The fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron. For like as iron bruiseth and breaketh all things: Yea even as iron beateth everything down, so shall it beat down and destroy. ⁴¹ Whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of earth and part of iron: that is a divided kingdom, which nevertheless shall have some of the iron ground mixed with it, forsomuch as thou hast seen the iron mixed with the clay. ⁴² The toes of the feet that were part of iron and part of clay, signifieth: that it shall be a kingdom partly strong and partly broken. ⁴³ And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with clay: they shall mingle themselves with the seed of simple people: and yet not continue one with another, like as iron will not be soldered with a potsherd. ⁴⁴ In the days of these kings, shall the God of heaven set up an everlasting kingdom, which shall not perish, and his kingdom shall not be given over to another people. Yea, the same shall break and destroy all these kingdoms, but it shall endure forever. ⁴⁵ And whereas thou sawest that without any hands there was cut out of the mount a stone, which brake the iron, the copper, the earth, the silver and gold in pieces: by that hath the great God showed the king, what will come after this. This is a true dream, and the interpretation of it is sure."

² and sent out to gather together the dukes, lords and nobles, the judges and officers, the deputies and sheriffs, with all the rulers of the land: that they might come to the dedication of the Image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. ³ So the dukes, lords and nobles, the judges and officers, deputies and sheriffs, with all the rulers of the land gathered them together, and came unto the dedicating of the Image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. Now when they stood before the Image, which Nebuchadnezzar had set up, ⁴ the herald cried out with all his might, "O ye people, kindreds and tongues: to you be it said, ⁵ that when ye hear the noise of the trumpets, which shall be blown, with harps, shawmes, Psalteries, Symphonies and all manner of Music: ye fall down and worship the golden Image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up. ⁶ Whoso then falleth not down and boweth himself, shall even the same hour be cast in to a hot burning oven." ⁷ Therefore, when all the folk heard the noise of the trumpets, that were blown, with the harps, shawmes, Psalteries, Symphonies and all kind of Melody: then all the people, kindreds and nations fell down, and bowed themselves unto the golden Image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

¹⁵ Well, be ready hereafter, when ye hear the noise of the trumpets blow with the harps, shawmes psalteries, symphonies and all the other melodies: that ye fall down, and worship the Image which I have made. But if ye worship it not, ye shall be cast immediately in to a hot burning oven. Let's see what God is there, that may deliver you out of my hands!"

¹⁹ Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of indignation, so that the countenance of his face changed upon Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Therefore he charged and commanded, that the oven should be made seven times hotter, than it was wont to be: ²⁰ and spake unto the strongest worthies that were in his house, for to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them in to the hot burning oven. ²¹ So these men were bound in their coats, hosen, shoes with their other garments, and cast into the hot burning oven. ²² For the king's commandment was so straight, and the oven was exceeding hot. As for the men that put in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, the flame of the fire destroyed them.

¹⁹ So that all people, kindreds and tongues stood in awe and fear of him, by reason of the high estate that he had sent him. For why? He slew whom he would; he smote, whom it pleased him. Again: whom he would, he set up; and whom he list, he put down.

²⁹ Take my yoke on you, and learn of me; for I am meek, and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

³ and said, "Verily, I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as children, ye cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

²⁵ But Jesus called them unto him, and said, "Ye know that the Lords of the gentiles have domination over them. And they that are great exercise power over them. ²⁶ It shall not be so among you: But whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister, ²⁷ and whosoever will be chief, let him be your servant. ²⁸ Even as the son of man came, not to be ministered unto, but to minister: and to give his life for the redemption of many."

⁴² But Jesus called them unto him, and said to them, "Ye know well that they which seem to bear rule among the gentiles, reign as Lords over them. And they that be great among them exercise authority over them.

²⁵ And he said unto them, "The kings of the gentiles reign over them; And they that bear rule over them, are called gracious Lords. ²⁶ But ye shall not be so. But he that is greatest among you, shall be as the youngest: And he that is chief, shall be as the minister. ²⁷ For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat: or he that serveth? Is not he that sitteth at meat? And I am among you, as he that ministereth.

¹² After he had washed their feet, and received his clothes, and was set down again, he said unto them, "Know ye what I have done to you? ¹³ Ye call me 'Master' and 'Lord,' and ye say well, for so am I. ¹⁴ If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet: ye also ought to wash one another's feet. ¹⁵ For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. ¹⁶ Verily, verily I say unto you, the servant is not greater than his master; Neither the messenger greater than he that sent him. ¹⁷ If ye understand these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

¹³ Thy filthiness is abominable, for I would have cleansed thee, but thou wouldest not be cleansed. Thou canst not be purged from thine uncleanness, till I have poured my wrathful indignation upon thee.

⁸ But ye shall not suffer yourselves to be called Rabbi, for one is your master, that is, to wit, Christ, and all ye are brethren. ⁹ And call ye no man your father upon the earth, for there is but one, your father, and he is in heaven. ¹⁰ Be not called masters, for there is but one, your master, and he is Christ. ¹¹ He that is greatest among you, shall be your servant. ¹² But whosoever exalteth himself, shall be brought low. And he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.

⁴⁴ Then shall they also answer him, saying, 'Master, when saw we thee a hungered, or athirst, or harborless, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and have not ministered unto thee?'

⁵⁵ And many women were there, beholding him afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him.

³⁵ And he sat down, and called the twelve unto him, and said to them, "If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant unto all."

⁴³ So shall it not be among you: but whosoever of you will be great among you, shall be your minister.

⁴⁵ For even the son of man came, not to be ministered unto: but to minister, and to give his life for the redemption of many."

⁷ He put forth a similitude to the guests, when he marked how they pressed to the highest rooms, and said unto them, ⁸ "When thou art bidden to a wedding of any man, sit not down in the highest room, lest a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him, ⁹ and he that bade both him and thee, come and say to thee, 'Give this man room.' And thou then begin with shame to take the lowest room.

¹⁴ I tell you, This man departed home to his house justified more than the other. For every man that exalteth himself, shall be brought low: And he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted."

³⁶ Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world then would my ministers surely fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews, but now is my kingdom not from hence."

⁵ And when they were come to Salamis, they showed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to their minister.

²⁴ Not that we be lords over your faith: but helpers of your joy. For by faith ye stand.

⁴ For the weapons of our war are not carnal things, but things mighty in God to cast down strongholds; ⁵ wherewith we overthrow imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bring into captivity all understanding to the obedience of Christ, ⁶ and are ready to take vengeance on all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. ⁷ Look ye on things after the outer appearance? If any man trust in himself that he is Christ's, let the same also consider of himself, that as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's. ⁸ And though I should boast myself somewhat more of our authority which the Lord hath given us to edify and not to destroy you, it should not be to my shame. ⁹ This say I, lest I should seem as though I went about to make you afraid with letters. ¹⁰ "For the epistles," saith he, "are sore and strong: but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech homely."

¹⁸ The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy with the Lord at that day. And in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus thou knowest very well.

¹³ whom I would fain have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel. ¹⁴ Are they not all spirits to do service, sent for to minister for their sakes, which shall be heirs of salvation?

¹¹ If any man speak, let him talk as though he spake the words of God. If any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God ministereth unto him. That God, in all things, may be glorified through Jesus Christ: to whom be praise and dominion forever and while the world standeth. Amen.

³ Not as though ye were lords over the parishes: but that ye be an example to the flock.

⁹ I wrote unto the congregation: but Diotrephes which loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not, ¹⁰ wherefore if I come I will declare his deeds which he doeth, jesting on us with malicious words, neither is therewith content. Not only he himself receiveth not the brethren: but also he forbiddeth them that would, and thrusteth them out of the congregation.

¹¹ And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as did the dragon. ¹² And he did all that the first beast could do in his presence, and he caused the earth, and them which dwell therein, to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. ¹³ And he did great wonders, so that he made fire come down from heaven in the sight of men. ¹⁴ And deceived them that dwelt on the earth, by the means of those signs which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, saying to them that dwelt on the earth: that they should make an image unto the beast, which had the wound of a sword, and did live. ¹⁵ And he had power to give a spirit unto the image of the beast, and that the image of the beast should speak, and should cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast, should be killed. ¹⁶ And he made all men, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hands, or in their foreheads. ¹⁷ And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, other the number of his name.

⁶ And I saw the wife drunken with the blood of saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with great marvel.

⁴ Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

³³ And he came to Capernaum, and when he was come to house, he asked them, "What was it that ye disputed between you by the way?" ³⁴ And they held their peace: for by the way they reasoned among themselves, who should be the chiefest. ³⁵ And he sat down, and called the twelve unto him, and said to them, "If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant unto all."

²⁶ But ye shall not be so. But he that is greatest among you, shall be as the youngest: And he that is chief, shall be as the minister.

³⁴ Ye know well that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. ³⁵ I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to receive the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how that he said, 'It is more blessed to give, than to receive.'"

¹⁴ For I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to them which are no Greeks, unto the learned and also unto the unlearned.

¹⁹ For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all men, that I might win the more. ²⁰ And unto the Jews, I became as a Jew, to win the Jews. To them that were under the law, was I made as though I had been under the law, to win them that were under the law. ²¹ To them that were without law, became I as though I had been without law — when I was not without law as pertaining to God, but under a law as concerning Christ — to win them that were without law. ²² To the weak became I as weak, to win the weak. In all thing I fashioned myself to all men, to save, at the leastway, some. ²³ And this I do for the Gospel's sake, that I might have my part thereof.

⁵ For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus to be the Lord, and preach ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

⁵ I suppose that I was not behind the chief apostles.

²³ They are the ministers of Christ — I speak as a fool — I am more: In labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prison more plenteously, ²⁴ in death often. Of the Jews, five times received I, every time, forty stripes, save one. ²⁵ Thrice was I beaten with rods. I was once stoned. I suffered thrice shipwreck. Night and day have I been in the deep of the sea. ²⁶ In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers; in jeopardies of mine own nation, in jeopardies among the heathen. I have been in perils in cities, in perils in wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; ²⁷ in labour and travail, in watching often, in hunger, in thirst, in fastings often, in cold and in nakedness.

¹⁵ I will very gladly bestow, and will be bestowed for your souls: though the more I love you, the less I am loved again.

²⁴ then the LORD is merciful unto him, and sayeth, 'He shall be delivered, that he fall not down to destruction, for I am sufficiently reconciled.'

⁷ But no man may deliver his brother, nor make agreement unto God for him,

⁵ He was wounded for our transgressions, and bruised for our iniquities. The correction that brought us peace was on him, and with his stripes we were healed.

⁸ By the reason of the affliction, he was not esteemed: and yet his generation who can number? When he is taken from the earth of living men: for my people's transgression he was plagued.

¹⁰ And yet the LORD determined to bruise him with infirmities. His soul giving herself for trangression, he shall see seed of long continuance; and the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. ¹¹ Because of the labour of his soul, he shall see and be satisfied. With his knowledge, he, being just, shall justify my servants: and that a great number. And he shall bear their iniquities.

²⁴ Seventy weeks are determined over thy people, and over the holy city: that the wickedness may be consumed, that the sin may have an end, that the offense may be reconciled, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, to fulfill the visions and the Prophets, and to anoint the most holy one. ²⁵ Understand this then, and mark it well: That from the time it shall be concluded to go and repair Jerusalem again, unto Christ, the anointed Prince: there shall be seven weeks.Then shall the streets and walls be builded again sixty two weeks, but with hard troublous time. ²⁶ After these sixty two weeks, shall Christ be slain, and they shall have no pleasure in him. Then shall there come a people with the prince, and destroy the city and the Sanctuary: and his end shall come as the water flood. But the desolation shall continue till the end of the battle.

²⁰ And Jesus said unto him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the son of the man hath not whereon to rest his head."

²⁸ This is my blood of the new testament, that shall be shed for many, for the forgiveness of sins.

²⁴ And he said unto them, "This is my blood, of the New Testament, which is shed for many.

²⁷ For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat: or he that serveth? Is not he that sitteth at meat? And I am among you, as he that ministereth.

¹⁵ As my father knoweth me: even so know I my father. And I give my life for the sheep,

⁵⁰ nor yet consider that it is expedient for us, that one man die for the people, and not that all the people perish." ⁵¹ This spake he not of himself: but being high priest that same year, prophesied he that Jesus should die for the people, ⁵² and not for the people only: but that he should gather together in one the children of God which were scattered abroad.

⁴ He rose from supper, and laid aside his upper garments, and took a towel, and gird himself. ⁵ After that, poured he water into a basin, and began to wash his disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was gird. ⁶ Then came he to Simon Peter. And Peter said to him, "Lord shalt thou wash my feet?" ⁷ Jesus answered and said unto him, "What I do, thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter." ⁸ Peter said unto him, "Thou shalt not wash my feet while the world standeth." Jesus answered him, "If I wash thee not, thou shalt have no part with me." ⁹ Simon Peter said unto him, "Lord not my feet only: but also my hands and my head." ¹⁰ Jesus said to him, "He that is washed needeth not, save to wash his feet, and is clean every whit. And ye are clean: but not all." ¹¹ For he knew his betrayer. Therefore said he, "Ye are not all clean."

²⁴ but are justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus ²⁵ — whom God hath set forth for a mercy seat through faith in his blood, to show the righteousness which before him is of valour, in that he forgiveth the sins that are passed, ²⁶ which God did suffer to show at this time: the righteousness that is allowed of him, that he might be counted just, and a justifier of him which believeth on Jesus.

²⁵ Which was delivered for our sins, and rose again for to justify us.

¹⁵ But the gift is not like as the sin. For if, through the sin of one, many be dead: much more plenteous, upon many, was the grace of God and gift by grace: which grace was given by one man, Jesus Christ. ¹⁶ And the gift is not over one sin, as death came through one sin of one that sinned. For damnation came of one sin unto condemnation: But the gift came to justify from many sins. ¹⁷ For if by the sin of one, death reigned by the means of one, much more shall they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life by the means of one; that is to say, Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ Likewise, then, as by the sin of one, condemnation came on all men: even so, by the justifying of one cometh the righteousness that bringeth life, upon all men. ¹⁹ For as by one man's disobedience many became sinners: so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

⁹ Ye know the liberality of our Lord Jesus Christ, which though he were rich, yet for your sakes became poor: that ye through his poverty might be made rich.

¹³ But Christ hath delivered us from the curse of the law, and was made accursed for us — for it is written, "Cursed is everyone that hangeth on tree" —

⁷ By whom we have redemption through his blood, that is to say, even the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace,

² and walk in love even as Christ loved us, and gave himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice of a sweet savour to God.

⁴ and that no man consider his own, but what is mete for others. ⁵ Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus: ⁶ Which, being in the shape of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God. ⁷ Nevertheless, he made himself of no reputation, and took on him the shape of a servant, and became like unto men, and was found in his apparel as a man. ⁸ He humbled himself and became obedient unto the death, even the death of the cross.

⁶ which gave himself a ransom for all men, that it should be testified at his time;

¹⁴ which gave himself for us, to redeem us from all unrighteousness, and to purge us a peculiar people unto himself, fervently given unto good works.

¹⁰ For it became him — for whom are all things, and by whom are all things — after that he had brought many sons unto glory, that he should make the Lord of their salvation perfect through suffering.

⁸ And though he were God's son, yet learned he obedience, by those things which he suffered,

¹⁸ Forasmuch as ye know how that ye were not redeemed with corruptible gold and silver from your vain conversation, which ye received by the traditions of the fathers, ¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb undefiled, and without spot,

²⁴ which his own self bare our sins in his body on the tree, that we should be delivered from sin and should live in righteousness. By whose stripes ye were healed.

¹⁸ Forasmuch as Christ hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, for to bring us to God, and was killed, as pertaining to the flesh: but was quickened in the spirit.

² And he it is that obtaineth grace for our sins; and not for our sins only, but also for the sins of all the world.

⁵ and from Jesus Christ which is a faithful witness, and first begotten of the dead: and Lord over the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

⁸ And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and twenty four elders fell down before the lamb, having harps and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints, ⁹ and they sung a new song saying, "Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof, for thou wast killed, and hast redeemed us by thy blood, out of all kindreds, and tongues, and people, and nations,

²⁷ And as Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him crying, and saying, "O thou son of David, have mercy on us." ²⁸ And when he was come into the home, the blind came to him: and Jesus said unto them, "Believe ye that I am able to do this?" And they said unto him, "Yea, Lord." ²⁹ Then touched he their eyes saying, "According to your faith, be it unto you." ³⁰ And their eyes were opened. And Jesus charged them, saying, "See that no man know of it." ³¹ But they, as soon as they were departed, spread abroad his name throughout all the land.

⁴⁶ And they came to Jericho: and as he went out ofJericho, with his disciples and a great number of people, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, which was blind, sat by the highways side begging. ⁴⁷ And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry and to say, "Jesus, the son of David, have mercy on me." ⁴⁸ And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. But he cried the more a great deal, "Thou son of David have mercy on me." ⁴⁹ And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called: and they called the blind, saying unto him, "Be of good comfort, rise, he called thee." ⁵⁰ And he threw away his cloak, and rose and came to Jesus: ⁵¹ And Jesus answered, and said unto him, "What wilt thou that I do unto thee?" The blind said unto him, "Master, that I might see." ⁵² Jesus said unto him, "Go thy way, thy faith hath saved thee." And by and by he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

³⁵ And it came to pass, as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging. ³⁶ And when he heard the people pass by, he asked what it meant. ³⁷ And they said unto him that Jesus of Nazareth, passed by. ³⁸ And he cried, saying, "Jesus the son of David, have thou mercy on me." ³⁹ And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. But he much the more so cried, "Thou son of David, have mercy on me." ⁴⁰ And Jesus stood still, and commanded him, to be brought unto him. And when he was come near, he asked him, ⁴¹ saying, "What wilt thou, that I do unto thee?" And he said, "Lord, that I may receive my sight." ⁴² Jesus said unto him, "Receive thy sight: Thy faith hath saved thee." ⁴³ And immediately he saw, and followed him, praising God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave laud to God.

⁸ the LORD giveth sight to the blind. The LORD helpeth them up that are fallen; the LORD loveth the righteous.

¹⁸ And in that day, shall deaf men hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see, even out of the cloud and out of darkness.

⁵ Then shall the eyes of the blind be lightened, and the ears of the deaf opened. ⁶ Then shall the lame man leap as a hart and the dumb man's tongue shall give thanks. In the wilderness also, there shall wells spring, and floods of water in the desert.

¹⁶ I will bring the blind into the street, that they know not: and lead them in to a foot path, that they are ignorant in. I shall make darkness light before them, and the thing that is crooked to be straight. These things will I do, and not forget them.

¹⁸ Hear, O ye deaf men, and sharpen your sights to see, O ye blind!

¹⁰ We grope like the blind upon the wall, we grope even as one that hath none eyes. We stumble at the noonday, as though it were toward night; in the falling places, like men that are half dead.

¹ The spirit of the LORD God is with me, for the LORD hath anointed me, and sent me to preach good tidings unto the poor: that I might bind up the wounded hearts, that I might preach deliverance to the captive, and open the prison to them that are bound; ² That I might declare the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of the vengeance of our God; that I might comfort all them that are in heaviness.

²² Then was brought to him one possessed with a devil, which was both blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that he which was blind and dumb, both spake and saw. ²³ And all the people were amazed, and said, "Is not this the son of David?"

²² And behold, a woman which was a Canaanite came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, "Have mercy on me Lord, thou son of David, my daughter is piteously vexed with a devil."

⁹ Moreover, the people that went before, and they also that came after, cried, saying, "Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest."

¹⁴ And the blind and the halt came to him in the temple, and he healed them.

⁴² saying, "What think ye of Christ? Whose son is he?" They said unto him, "The son of David."

⁴⁶ And they came to Jericho: and as he went out ofJericho, with his disciples and a great number of people, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, which was blind, sat by the highways side begging.

¹⁸ "The spirit of the Lord upon me, because he hath anointed me; To preach the gospel to the poor he hath sent me; And to heal which are broken hearted: To preach deliverance to the captive; And sight to the blind; And freely to set at liberty them that are bruised;

²¹ And at the same time, he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits: and unto many that were blind, he gave sight.

¹ And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth; ² And his disciples asked him saying, "Master, who did sin: this man, or his father and mother, that he was born blind?" ³ Jesus answered, "Neither this man hath sinned, nor yet his father and mother: but that the works of God should be showed on him. ⁴ I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day. The night cometh, when no man can work. ⁵ As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." ⁶ As soon as he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind, ⁷ and said unto him, "Go wash thee in the pool of Siloam" — which by interpretation, signifieth Sent. He went his way and washed, and came again seeing. ⁸ The neighbours, and they that had seen him before how that he was a beggar said, "Is not this he that sat and begged?" ⁹ Some said, "This is he." Others said, "He is like him." But he himself said, "I am even he." ¹⁰ They said unto him, "How are thine eyes opened then?" ¹¹ He answered and said, "The man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, 'Go to the pool Siloam, and wash.' I went and washed and received my sight." ¹² They said unto him, "Where is he?" He said, "I cannot tell."

³⁰ Therefore seeing he was a prophet, and knew that God had sworn with an oath to him, that the fruit of his loins should sit on his seat — in that Christ should rise again in the flesh -

³ that make mention of his son, the which was begotten unto him of the seed of David, as pertaining to the flesh: ⁴ and declared to be the son of God with power of the holy ghost, that sanctifieth, since the time that Jesus Christ our Lord rose again from death:

²⁵ And when he saw that he could not prevail against him, he smote him under the thigh, and the sinew of Jacob's thigh shrank as he wrestled with him. ²⁶ And he said, "Let me go, for the day breaketh." And he said, "I will not let thee go, except thou bless me." ²⁷ And he said unto him, "What is thy name?" He answered, "Jacob." ²⁸ And he said, "Thou shalt be called Jacob no more, but Israel. For thou hast wrestled with God and with men and hast prevailed." ²⁹ And Jacob asked him, saying, "Tell me thy name." And he said, "Wherefore dost thou ask after my name?" And he blessed him there.

⁷ "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: ⁸ For whosoever asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

²³ And he gave her never a word to answer. Then came to him his disciples, and besought him saying, "Send her away, for she followeth us crying."

¹³ Then were brought to him young children, that he should put his hands on them and pray. And his disciples rebuked them.

⁸ I say unto you, Though he would not arise and give him, because he is his friend: Yet because of his importunity he would rise and give him as many as he needed. ⁹ "And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened unto you. ¹⁰ For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh shall it be opened.

¹ He put forth a similitude unto them, signifying that men ought always to pray, and not to be weary, ² saying, "There was a Judge in a certain city, which feared not God neither regarded man. ³ And there was a certain widow in the same city, which came unto him saying, 'Avenge me of mine adversary.' ⁴ And he would not for a while. But afterward he said unto himself, 'Though I fear not God, nor care for man, ⁵ yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her: lest at the last she come, and hag on me.'" ⁶ And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge sayeth. ⁷ And shall not God avenge his elect, which cry night and day unto him? Yea though he defer them: ⁸ I tell you, he will avenge them, and that quickly. Nevertheless, when the son of man cometh, suppose ye that he shall find faith on the earth?"

³⁹ And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. But he much the more so cried, "Thou son of David, have mercy on me."

² Continue in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving,

¹⁷ Pray continually.

³⁷ Thus sayeth the LORD God: I will yet once be found again of the house of Israel, and do this for them: I shall increase them as a flock of men.

²¹ And he said unto her, "What wilt thou have?" She said unto him, "Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand in thy kingdom."

²⁹ therefore came I unto you without saying nay, as soon as I was sent for. I ask therefore: for what intent have ye sent for me?"

⁶ Be not careful: but in all things show your petition unto God in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks.

¹⁸ Open thou mine eyes, that I may see the wondrous things of thy law.

¹⁷ that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the father of glory, might give unto you the spirit of wisdom, and open to you the knowledge of himself, ¹⁸ and lighten the eyes of your minds, that ye might know what thing that hope is, whereunto he hath called you, and what the riches of his glorious inheritance is upon the saints, ¹⁹ and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us ward, which believe according to the working of that his mighty power,

⁶⁷ Before I was troubled, I went wrong, but now I keep thy word.

⁷¹ It is good for me that I have been in trouble, that I may learn thy statutes.

⁸ The LORD is gracious and merciful, long-suffering and of great goodness.

¹⁵ And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.

²⁹ Then touched he their eyes saying, "According to your faith, be it unto you."

³⁶ But when he saw the people, he had compassion on them, because they were pined away, and scattered abroad, even as sheep having no shepherd.

¹⁴ And Jesus went forth and saw much people: and his heart did melt upon them, and he healed of them those that were sick.

³² Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the people, because they have continued with me now three days, and have nought to eat: and I will not let them depart fasting lest they perish in the way."

³³ And he took him aside from the people, and put his fingers in his ears, and did spit, and touched his tongue,

¹³ And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, "Weep not."

⁴³ And immediately he saw, and followed him, praising God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave laud to God.

⁵¹ And Jesus answered, and said, "Suffer ye thus far forth." And he touched his ear, and healed him.

⁶ As soon as he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind, ⁷ and said unto him, "Go wash thee in the pool of Siloam" — which by interpretation, signifieth Sent. He went his way and washed, and came again seeing.

³³ When Jesus saw her weep, and the Jews also weep, which came with her; He groaned in the spirit, and was troubled in himself, ³⁴ and said, "Where have ye laid him?" They said unto him, "Lord, come and see." ³⁵ And Jesus wept.

¹⁸ to open their eyes that they might turn from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith in me.'

¹⁷ Wherefore in all things it became him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be merciful, and a faithful high priest in things concerning God, for to purge the people's sins.

¹⁵ For we have not a high priest, which cannot have compassion on our infirmities: but was in all points tempted, as we are: but yet without sin. ¹⁶ Let us therefore go boldly unto the seat of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

⁸ In conclusion, be ye all of one mind, one suffer with another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous,