Matthew 9:14–15:14

14  Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but thy disciples fast not? 15  And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom will have been taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16  But no one puts a patch of new cloth on an old garment, for its filling up takes from the garment and a worse rent takes place. 17  Nor do men put new wine into old skins, otherwise the skins burst and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.

18  As he spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler coming in did homage to him, saying, My daughter has by this died; but come and lay thy hand upon her and she shall live. 19  And Jesus rose up and followed him, and so did his disciples. 20  And behold, a woman, who had had a bloody flux for twelve years, came behind and touched the hem of his garment; 21  for she said within herself, If I should only touch his garment I shall be healed. 22  But Jesus turning and seeing her, said, Be of good courage, daughter; thy faith has healed thee. And the woman was healed from that hour. 23  And when Jesus was come to the house of the ruler, and saw the flute-players and the crowd making a tumult, 24  he said, Withdraw, for the damsel is not dead, but sleeps. And they derided him. 25  But when the crowd had been put out, he went in and took her hand; and the damsel rose up. 26  And the fame of it went out into all that land.

27  And as Jesus passed on thence, two blind men followed him, crying and saying, Have mercy on us, Son of David. 28  And when he was come to the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus says to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord. 29  Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it unto you. 30  And their eyes were opened; and Jesus charged them sharply, saying, See, let no man know it. 31  But they, when they were gone out, spread his name abroad in all that land. 32  But as these were going out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed by a demon. 33  And the demon having been cast out, the dumb spake. And the crowds were astonished, saying, It has never been seen thus in Israel. 34  But the Pharisees said, He casts out the demons through the prince of the demons.

35  And Jesus went round all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every bodily weakness. 36  But when he saw the crowds he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed, and cast away as sheep not having a shepherd. 37  Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest is great and the workmen are few; 38  supplicate therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth workmen unto his harvest.

Chapter 10

1  And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits, so that they should cast them out, and heal every disease and every bodily weakness. 2  Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3  Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, who was surnamed Thaddaeus; 4  Simon the Cananaean, and Judas the Iscariote, who also delivered him up.

5  These twelve Jesus sent out when he had charged them, saying, Go not off into the way of the nations, and into a city of Samaritans enter ye not; 6  but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7  And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh. 8  Heal the infirm, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons: ye have received gratuitously, give gratuitously. 9  Do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or brass, for your belts, 10  nor scrip for the way, nor two body coats, nor sandals, nor a staff: for the workman is worthy of his nourishment. 11  But into whatsoever city or village ye enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there remain till ye go forth. 12  And as ye enter into a house salute it. 13  And if the house indeed be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14  And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15  Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in judgment-day than for that city.

16  Behold, I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves. 17  But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to sanhedrims, and scourge you in their synagogues; 18  and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations. 19  But when they deliver you up, be not careful how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given to you in that hour what ye shall speak. 20  For ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father which speaks in you. 21  But brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child; and children shall rise up against parents and shall put them to death; 22  and ye shall be hated of all on account of my name. But he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved. 23  But when they persecute you in this city, flee to the other; for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have completed the cities of Israel until the Son of man be come. 24  The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the bondman above his lord. 25  It is sufficient for the disciple that he should become as his teacher, and the bondman as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household? 26  Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing covered which shall not be revealed, and secret which shall not be known. 27  What I say to you in darkness speak in the light, and what ye hear in the ear preach upon the houses. 28  And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29  Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father; 30  but of you even the hairs of the head are all numbered. 31  Fear not therefore; ye are better than many sparrows. 32  Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, I also will confess him before my Father who is in the heavens. 33  But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in the heavens. 34  Do not think that I have come to send peace upon the earth: I have not come to send peace, but a sword. 35  For I have come to set a man at variance with his father, and the daughter with her mother, and the daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law; 36  and they of his household shall be a man’s enemies. 37  He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me. 38  And he who does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. 39  He that finds his life shall lose it, and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it. 40  He that receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives him that sent me. 41  He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man’s reward. 42  And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Chapter 11

1  And it came to pass when Jesus had finished commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities. 2  But John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples, 3  and said to him, Art thou the coming one? or are we to wait for another? 4  And Jesus answering said to them, Go, report to John what ye hear and see. 5  Blind men see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them: 6  and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.

7  But as they went away, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed moved about by the wind? 8  But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate raiment? behold, those who wear delicate things are in the houses of kings. 9  But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet: 10  this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee. 11  Verily I say to you, that there is not arisen among the born of women a greater than John the baptist. But he who is a little one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he. 12  But from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and the violent seize on it. 13  For all the prophets and the law have prophesied unto John. 14  And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, who is to come. 15  He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

16  But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions, 17  say, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced: we have mourned to you, and ye have not wailed. 18  For John has come neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon. 19  The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man that is eating and wine-drinking, a friend of tax-gatherers, and of sinners: —and wisdom has been justified by her children. 20  Then began he to reproach the cities in which most of his works of power had taken place, because they had …