mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. No 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. Neither do men put new wine. into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

While he spake these things unto them, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him greatly, that he would come into his house; saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples; and much people followed him, and thronged him.

And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, neither could be healed of any, but rather grew worse, when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched the hem of his garment: for she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt

in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said,

Who touched my clothes?

When all denied, Peter, and they that were with him, said, Master, Thou seest the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And Jesus said,

Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue hath gone out of me.

And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, and falling down before him, she declared unto him all the truth, before all the people, for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. And when he saw her, he said unto her,

Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole; go in and be whole of thy plague.

peace,

And the woman was made whole from that hour. While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue,

Be not afraid, only believe, and she shall be made whole.

And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. And when Jesus came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, and them that wept and wailed greatly, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. And all wept, and bewailed her. And when he was come in, he saith unto them,

Why make ye this ado, and weep? Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth.

And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entered in where the damsel was lying. And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her,

Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise.

And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway, and walked: for she was of the age of twelve years. And her parents were astonished with a great astonishment. And he charged them straitly that no man should know it: and commanded that something should be given her to eat. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them,

Believe ye that I am able to do this?

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They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying,

According to your faith be it unto

you.

And their eyes were opened: and Jesus straitly charged them, saying,

See that no man know it.

But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of devils.

CHAPTER XXIII.

REVISITS NAZARETH-SENDS OUT THE TWELVE WITH

INSTRUCTIONS.

AND he went out from thence, and came into

his own country; and his disciples follow him. And when he was come into his own country, and when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? And what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? Is not this the carpenter? (the carpenter's son?) Is not his mother called

Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? And they were offended in him. Jesus said unto them,

But

A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief.

And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples,

The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all devils, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. And he sent them forth by two and two: to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. These twelve, Jesus sent forth, and commanded them saying,

Go not into the way of the Gentiles,