1 On note the second-prime sabbath,
as Jesus was passing
through the corn-fields, his
disciples happen'd to pluck
the ears, and rubbing out
the corn with their hands
began to eat.
2 upon which
some of the Pharisees said
to them, why do you do what
is not allowed to be done on
the sabbath-day?
3 but Jesus
replied, have you never
read what David did, when
he and his company were
press'd with hunger?
4 how
he went into the court of
the tabernacle, took and eat
the shew-bread, and distributed
it likewise to the company,
which the law allowed
the priests only to eat?
5 the son of man, said he,
may dispense even with the
sabbath.
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6 On another sabbath-day
it happen'd, that he went
into the synagogue to preach,
where a man was present,
who had the palsy in his
right hand.
7 now the Scribes
and Pharisees were upon the
watch to see if he would
work a cure upon the sabbath-day,
and so have matter
of accusation against him.
8 but as he knew their thoughts,
he said to the man, whose
hand was paralytic, rise up,
and stand there in the middle.
and he arose, and stood before
him.
9 then said Jesus to
them, I will ask you one
question, which is the most
allowable on the sabbath-day,
to do good, or to neglect it?
to save a man's life, or to
let him perish?
10 then casting
his eyes round the company,
he said to the man, stretch
out your hand. and he did
so: and that hand was as
sound as the other.
11 whereupon
they fell into a rage,
and consulted together, what
measures to take against Jesus.
12 About that time, Jesus retired
to a mountain to pray,
and spent the whole night in
an oratory.
13 when it was
day, he called his disciples:
and of them he chose twelve,
whom he stiled missionarys:
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Simon,
14 (to whom he gave
the name of Peter) and Andrew
his brother, James
and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
15 Matthew and
Thomas, James the son of
Alpheus, and Simon surnamed
the Zelot,
16 Jude the
brother of James, and Judas
Iscariot, who prov'd the
traitor.
17 At length he came down
the hill with them, and stayed
with the rest of his disciples
in the plain, where a
great multitude of people
from all Judea, from Jerusalem,
and the maritime
country of Tyre and Sidon,
came to hear him, and to
have their diseases cured.
18 many that were tormented
by evil spirits came likewise,
and were cured.
19 so that all
the people strove to touch
him: for a divine virtue
flowed from him, which
healed them all.
20 Then directing himself to
his disciples, he said, blessed
are ye, that are poor: for
the divine kingdom is yours.
21 blessed are ye that hunger
now: for ye shall be satisfied.
blessed are ye that
weep now: for ye shall find
matter of mirth.
22 blessed
are you, when men shall
hate you, discard you, reproach
you, and treat you
-- --
as infamous, for your attachment
to the son of man.
23 then you may triumph with
joy; secure of being greatly
rewarded in heaven: for such
was the treatment the prophets
received from their forefathers.
24 But wo unto you that
are rich: for you have received
your consolation.
25 wo
unto you that are full: for
you shall be in want. wo
unto you that indulge in present
pleasure: for mourning
and sorrow shall attend you.
26 wo unto you when the generality
of men shall applaud
you: for so did their forefathers
behave to the false
prophets.
27 But as for you, who hear
me, love your enemies: do
good to those, who hate you:
bless those, who curse you:
28
and pray for those, who maliciously
abuse you.
29 if any
one strike you on one cheek,
present to him the other likewise:
or if any one seize
your cloak, surrender your
coat also.
30 give to all that
ask: and if a man takes
away your goods, don't demand
them again.
31 behave
to others in the same manner,
as you desire they would
behave to you.
32 for if you
only love those, who love
you, where's the obligation?
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the very heathen return love
for love.
33 if you return one
kind office by another, where's
the obligation? the heathen
themselves do as much.
34 if
you lend with the expectation
of gaining by it, where's
the obligation? for the heathen
lend to one another, for
the prospect of an equivalent.
35 but as for you, love your
enemies, do good, and lend
without expecting any advantage
from it: so shall
your reward be great, in
acting like the children of
the most high: for he is
kind to the most ungrateful
wretches.
36 be ye therefore
merciful, as your father is
merciful.
37 don't judge others,
and you shall not be judged:
condemn not, and you shall
not be condemned: forgive,
and you shall be forgiven.
38 give and you shall receive:
they shall pour into your
lap good measure, well pressed,
heap'd up, and running
over. for in the measure you
deal with others, you shall be
dealt with yourselves.
39 And by way of comparison
he said to them, can the
blind lead the blind without
tumbling both into the ditch?
40 The disciple is not above
his master: but every one
that is perfect shall be as
his master.
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41 How comes it, that you
can see the mote in your brother's
eye, and not see the
beam that is in your own
eye?
42 or how can you say
to your brother, brother, let
me take out the mote, that
is in your eye, when you
your self don't discern the
beam that is in your own
eye? hypocrite, first remove
the beam out of your own
eye, and then you will see
clearly to take the mote out
of your brother's eye.
43 Certainly a good tree does
not produce bad fruit: nor
does a bad tree produce good
fruit.
44 for every tree is known
by its fruit: it is not on
thorns that men gather figs,
nor do they gather grapes on
a bramble bush.
45 a good man
out of the good treasure of
his heart produces what is
good: and an evil man out
of the evil treasure of his
heart produces what is evil:
for 'tis from the abundance
of the heart, that the mouth
speaketh.
46 Why do you call me Lord,
Lord, and do not observe
what I say?
47 I will show
you, who that man is like,
who comes to me, and practises
what I prescribe.
48 he is
like a man who in building
a house, digg'd deep, and
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laid the foundation on a
rock: an inundation came,
the current beat impetuously
upon that house, but could
not shake it: for it was
founded upon a rock.
49 but
he that does not practise what
he hears, is like a man who
built his house upon the loose
earth without any foundation:
the current beat impetuously
against it: in the
instant down it fell, and
great were its ruins.
Mace [1729], THE NEW TESTAMENT IN Greek and English. Containing the ORIGINAL TEXT Corrected from the Authority of the most Authentic Manuscripts: AND A NEW VERSION Form'd agreeably to the Illustrations of the most Learned Commentators and Critics: WITH NOTES and VARIOUS READINGS, AND A Copious Alphabetical Index (Printed for J. ROBERTS [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B11200].