54 would not receive him, because they perceived that he was going to Jerusalem. Upon seeing this, his disciples, James and John, said, Master, Is it thy pleasure that we command fire to 55 come down from heaven and consume them, as Elias did? Whereupon, turning about, he rebuked them, and said, You 56 do not know what spirit you are of. For the son of man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. So they went to another village.

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It happened also in the course of their travels, that on the way one said to him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever 58 thou goest. Whereupon Jesus said to him, The foxes have

holes, and the birds of the air have roosts; but the son of man 59 hath not where to lay his head. And to another he said, Follow 60 me. And when he said, Master, suffer me first to go and bu

ry my father; Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their own dead; but go thou, and proclaim the reign of God. And when 61 another said, Master I will follow thee; but let me first go and 62 bid them farewell, who are at my house; Jesus said to him, No man, who hath put his hand to the plough and looketh back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

X. After these things, the Lord appointed seventy others, and

sent them, two and two, before him, to every city and village 2 whither he himself was soon to go; and he said to them, The

harvest indeed is plentiful, but the labourers are few. Entreat therefore the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers for his 3 harvest. Go ye. Behold I send you forth like lambs among 4 wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor sandals. And sa5 lute no one by the way. And into whatever house you enter, 6 first say, Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace 7 be there, your peace will rest upon it; but if not, it will

return to you. And continue in the same family, eating and drinking such things as they have. For the labourer is worthy 8' of his wages. Go not from one family to another. And into 9 whatever city you enter, when they entertain you eat such

things as are set before you. And heal the sick therein, and 10 say to them, The reign of God is come near to you. But what

ever city you enter, when they do not receive you, go out into 11 the streets thereof and say, The very dust of this city of yours which cleaveth to us, we wipe off for you: nevertheless, know

12 this, that the reign of God hath come nigh unto you. Now I say to you, the condition of Sodom will be more tolerable on that day than the condition of that city.

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Alas for thee, Chorazin! Alas for thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles which have been performed in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sit14 ting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more tolerable for 15 Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to the skies, shalt be thrust down to Hades.*

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He who hearkeneth to you, hearkeneth to me: and he who rejecteth you, rejecteth me; and he who rejecteth me, rejecteth him who sent me.

17 And when the seventy returned with joy, saying, Master, 18 even the demons are subject to us through thy name; he said to them, I beheld Satan falling like lightning from heaven: be19 hold I give you power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and upon all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall in any20 wise hurt you. Nevertheless, rejoice not at this, that spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice that your names are enrolled in heaven.

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At that same time Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou, having hid these things from the wise and learned, hast revealed them to 22 babes-Yes, O father, that it thus seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered up to me by my Father; and none knoweth who the Son is, except the Father; nor who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whom the Son will please to reveal him.

23 Then turning to the disciples apart, he said, Happy the 24 eyes, which see what you see! for I say to you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen them; and to hear what you hear, and have not heard them.

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Then a certain teacher of the law stood up, and with a view to try him, said, Teacher, what must I do to inherit everlasting 26 life? Whereupon Jesus said to him, What is written in the

* The place of departed spirits.

27 law? How readest thou? And he in reply, said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, even with thy whole mind; 28 and thy neighbour as thyself. Upon this Jesus said to him, 29 Thou hast answered right. Do this and thou shalt live. But 30 he, wishing to justify himself, said, And who is my neighbour?

In answer to which Jesus said, A certain man from Jerusalem was going down to Jericho, and fell among robbers, who having 31 stripped him, and wounded him, went off, leaving him half

dead. And accidentally a certain priest went down that way, 32 who saw him and passed on over against him. And in like 33 manner, a Levite coming to the place, when he came and saw him, passed him by. But a certain Samaritan, who was on a journey, came where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion and went up to him, and bound up his wounds, 34 pouring thereon oil and wine. Then having set him on his own

beast, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And 35 the next morning, when he was departing, he took out two deniars, and gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of this man: and whatever thou expendest more, I will 36 pay thee when I return. Now, which of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour to him who fell among the robbers? The expounder of the law said, He who did him the act of kind37 ness. Thereupon Jesus said to him, Go thou, and do in like

manner.

38 And as they were travelling, he came to a certain village, and a woman whose name was Martha, received him into her 39 house. Now she had a sister called Mary, who sat down at

the feet of Jesus and heard his discourse. But Martha was 40 cumbered about dispensing amply for the entertainment. So coming in, she said, Master, Carest thou not that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she

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assist me. In reply to which, Jesus saith to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubling thyself about many things. But there is one thing necessary. As for Mary, she hath chosen that good portion which shall not be taken from her.

*See Matthew 20. 2.

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It came to pass also when he was at a certain place, praying, that soon as he had done, one of his disciples said to him, 2 Master, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples. Whereupon he said to them, When you pray, say, Our Father, who art in heaven; hallowed be thy name; thy reign come; thy will 3 be done on earth, as it is in heaven; give us day by day our 4 daily bread, and forgive us our sins, for we indeed do forgive

every one who offendeth us: and bring us not into temptation; 5 but deliver us from the evil one. Then he said to them, Should any of you have a friend, and go to him at midnight, and say 6 to him, Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; for a friend of 7 mine is come off his road to me, and I have nothing to set before him: and he from within should say in reply, Do not trouble me now: the door is shut, and my children as well as I are 8 in bed: I cannot rise and give thee: I say to you, though he will not rise and give him on account of being his friend; yet on account of his importunity he will rise and give him what 9 he wanteth. Now I say to you, Ask, and you shall obtain: seek, and you shall find: knock, and the door will be opened 10 to you. For every one who asketh obtaineth: and he who seeketh, findeth: and to him who knocketh, the door will be open11 ed. What father among you would give his son a stone, when

he asketh for bread? Or, if he asketh for a fish, would, instead 12 of a fish, give him a serpent? Or, if he asked for an egg, would 13 give him a scorpion? If you, then, bad as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children; how much more will your heavenly father give a holy spirit to them who ask him?

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Again, when he was expelling a demon, which was dumb, and as soon as the demon went out the dumb man spoke, and 15 the people expressed admiration, but some of them said, By 16 Beelzebub, the prince of the demons, he expelleth the demons; 17 and others, to try him, demanded of him a sign from hea

ven; he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and house 18 after house falleth. Now if Satan be divided against himself, 19 how can his kingdom subsist? Because you say that I expel

*Or the bread sufficient for our subsistence.

the demons by Beelzebub; therefore if I expel the demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons expel them? Let them 20 therefore be your judges. But if I, with the finger of God, ex

pel the demons, then indeed the kingdom of God hath reach21 ed you. While the strong one armed guardeth his court, his 22 goods are safe. But when one stronger than he attacketh and

overcometh him, he taketh from him his armour on which he 23 relied. Then he divideth his spoils. He who is not with me is

against me. And he who doth not gather with me scattereth. 24 When the unclean spirit hath gone out of the man; it walketh

about through dry places, seeking rest: and finding none, it 25 saith, I will return to my house from which I came out. And

when it is come, it findeth the house swept and garnished. 26 Then it goeth and taketh along seven other spirits worse than itself; and they having entered in, dwell there. So the last state of that man is worse than the first.

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As he was thus speaking, it happened that a woman among the crowd, raising her voice, said to him, Happy the womb which bore thee and the breasts which thou hast suck28 ed! Whereupon he said, Nay, rather happy they who hear the word of God and keep it.

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Now the crowds being collected in a body, he took occasion to say, This is a wicked generation. It seeketh a sign; but to it no sign shall be given, save the sign of the prophet Jonas. 30 For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, so will the son of man 31 be to this generation. The queen of the south will be raised up at the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them; because she came from the extreme parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold something 32 greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineve will stand up at the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonas, and be 33 hold something greater than Jonas is here. No one having lighted a lamp putteth it in a secret place, or under the corn measure, but on a stand, that they who come in may see the 34 light. The eye is the lamp of the body; therefore when the

eye is clear, the whole body is enlightened; but when it is dis35 tempered, the whole body is dark. See therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. Is then thy whole body en