Matthew 7–9

^aJudge not, ^bthat ye be not judged. ²For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and ^cwith what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. ³And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? ⁴Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? ⁵Thou hypocrite, ^dfirst cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

^6eGive not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, ^eand turn again and rent you.

^7fAsk, ^gand it shall be given you; ^hseek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: ⁸for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that ^hseeketh findeth: and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. ⁹Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? ¹⁰Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? ¹¹If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall ⁱyour Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? ¹²Therefore all things ^kwhatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: ^lfor this is the law and the prophets.

^13mEnter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: ¹⁴because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

¹⁵ⁿBeware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ^oravening wolves. ^16pYe shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? ¹⁷Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. ¹⁸A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. ^19qEvery tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. ²⁰Wherefore ^pby their fruits ye shall know them.

^21rNot every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of ⁱmy Father which is in heaven. ²²Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not ^sprophesied in thy name? and in thy name ^thave cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? ²³And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: ^udepart from me, ye that work iniquity.

²⁴Therefore ^wwhosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto ^xa wise man, which built his house upon a rock: ²⁵and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. ²⁶And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a ^yfoolish man, ^zwhich built his house upon the sand: ²⁷and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. ²⁸And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, ^athe people were astonished at his doctrine: ^29bFor he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

VIII.When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. ^2aAnd behold, there came a leper and ^bworshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. ³And Jesus put forth his hand, and ^bbtouched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. ⁴And Jesus saith unto him, ^cSee thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that ^dMoses commanded ^ddfor a testimony unto them.

^5eAnd when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, ⁶and saying, Lord, my servant ⁿlieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. ⁷And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. ⁸The centurion answered and said, Lord, ^fI am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but ^ffspeak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. ⁹For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. ¹⁰When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, ^gI have not found so great faith, no not in Israel. ¹¹And I say unto you, That ^hmany shall come from the east and west, and ^hhshall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. ¹²But ⁱthe children of the kingdom ^jshall be cast out into outer darkness: ^kthere shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ¹³And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

^14lAnd when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw ^mhis wife’s mother ⁿlaid, and sick of a fever. ¹⁵And he ^bbtouched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. ¹⁶When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were ^opossessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: ¹⁷that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying ^pHimself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

¹⁸Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, ^qhe gave commandment to depart unto the other side. ¹⁹And ^ra certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. ²⁰And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. ²¹And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, ^ssuffer me first to go and bury my father. ²²But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

^23tAnd when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. ²⁴And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. ²⁵And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. ²⁶And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, ^uO ye of little faith? Then ^vhe arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. ²⁷But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

²⁸And when he was come to the other side into the country of the ^wGergesenes, there met him ^xtwo ^ypossessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. ²⁹And behold, they cried out, saying, ^zWhat have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou ^zzSon of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? ³⁰And there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine feeding. ³¹So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. ³²And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. ³³And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the ^ypossessed of the devils. ³⁴And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, ^athey besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

IX.^aAnd he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into ^bhis own city. ^2cAnd behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus ^dseeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins ^ebe forgiven thee. ³And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. ⁴And Jesus ^fknowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? ⁵For whether is easier, to say, Thy ^esins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? ⁶But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. ⁷And he arose, and departed to his house. ⁸But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and ^ffglorified God, which had given such power unto men.

^9gAnd as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named ^ggMatthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. ¹⁰And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, ^hmany publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. ¹¹And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master ⁱwith publicans and sinners? ¹²But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. ¹³But go ye and learn ^jwhat that meaneth, ^kI will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, ^lbut sinners to repentance.

^14mThen came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees ⁿfast oft, but thy disciples fast not? ¹⁵And Jesus said unto them, ^oCan ^pthe children of the ^ppbridechamber mourn, as long as the ^qbridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and ^qqthen shall they fast. ¹⁶No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment; for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. ¹⁷Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else ^rthe bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

^18sWhile he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and ^tworshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. ¹⁹And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. ²⁰(And behold, a woman, which was diseased…