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The miracles of Christ

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CHAP. XI. not wrought through Beelzebub. shall find; knock, and it sons cast them out? therefore

shall be opened unto you. shall they be your judges.

10 For every one that asketh, 20 But if I with the finger of receiveth; and he that seeketh, God cast out devils, no doubt findeth; and to him that knock- the kingdom of God is come upeth, it shall be opened. on you.

11 If a son shall ask bread of 21 When a strong man armed any of of you that is a father, will keepeth his palace, his goods he give him a stone? or if he are in peace: ask a fish, will he for a fish give

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him a serpent?

22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and

12 Or if he shall ask an egg, overcome him, he taketh from will he offer him a scorpion? him all his armour wherein he

13 If ye then, being evil, trusted, and divideth his spoils. know how to give good gifts un- 23 He that is not with me is to your children: how much against me: and he that gathermore shall your heavenly Fath-eth not with me scattereth. er give the Holy Spirit to them 24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh

that ask him?

14 ¶ And he was casting out a through dry places, seeking rest: devil, and it was dumb. And it and finding none, he saith, I will came to pass when the devil return unto my house whence I was gone out, the dumb spake; came out. and the people wondered.

15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of the devils.

25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.

26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more 16 And others tempting him, wicked than himself; and they sought of him a sign from hea- enter in, and dwell there and the last state of that man is worse

ven.

17 But he, knowing their than the first.

thoughts, said unto them, Every 27 ¶ And it came to pass, as
kingdom divided against itself, he spake these things, a certain
is brought to desolation; and woman of the company lifted up
a house divided against a house, her voice, and said unto him,
falleth.
Blessed is the womb that bare
18 If Satan also be divided thee, and the paps which thou
against himself, how shall his hast sucked.
kingdom stand? because ye say 28 But he said, Yea, rather
that I cast out devils through blessed are they that hear the
Beelzebub.
word of God, and keep it.
19 And if I by Beelzebub cast 29 And when the people
out devils, by whom do your were gathered thick together,

The sign of Jonas. he began to say, This is an evil shining of a candle doth give generation: they seek a sign; thee light.

LUKE, Christ reproveth the Pharisees,

and there shall no sign be given 37 And as he spake, a cerit, but the sign of Jonas the tain Pharisee besought him to prophet. dine with him: and he went in

30 For as Jonas was a sign and sat down to meat. unto the Ninevites, so shall also 38 And when the Pharisee the Son of man be to this gene- saw it, he marvelled that he had ration. not first washed before dinner.

31 The queen of the south 39 And the Lord said unto shall rise up in the judgment him, Now do ye Pharisees make with the men of this generation, clean the outside of the cup and and condemn them: for she the platter; but your inward part came from the utmost parts of is full of ravening and wickedthe earth, to hear the wisdom of ness.

Solomon; and behold, a great- 40 Ye fools, did not he that er than Solomon is here. made that which is without, 32 The men of Nineveh shall make that which is within also? rise up in the judgment with 41 But rather give alms of this generation, and shall con- such things as ye have; and demn it for they repented at behold, all things are clean unto the preaching of Jonas; and behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

you.

42 But wo unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint, and rue, 33 No man when he hath and all manner of herbs, and lighted a candle, putteth it in pass over judgment and the love a secret place, neither under a of God: these ought ye to have bushel, but on a candlestick, done, and not to leave the other that they which come in may see undone.

the light.

43 Wo unto you, Pharisees! 34 The light of the body is for ye love the uppermost seats the eye: therefore when thine eye in the synagogues, and greetings is single, thy whole body also is in the markets. full of light; but when thine eye 44 Wo unto you, scribes and is evil, thy body also is full of Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye darkness. are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

35 Take heed therefore, that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

45 Then answered one of

36 If thy whole body there- the lawyers, and said unto him, fore be full of light, having no Master, thus saying, thou re

part dark, the whole shall be proachest us also.

full of light; as when the bright 46 And he said, Wo unto you

scribes, and lawyers.

CHAP. XII. He preacheth against hypocrisy.

also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

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CHAP. XII.

Of avoiding hypocrisy.

IN the mean time, when there

were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, 47 Wo unto you! for ye build insomuch that they trode one the sepulchres of the prophets, upon another, he began to say and your fathers killed them. unto his disciples first of all,

secute:

48 Truly ye bear witness, Beware ye of the leaven of the that ye allow the deeds of your Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. fathers for they indeed killed 2 For there is nothing covered, them, and ye build their sepul- that shall not be revealed; neichres. ther hid, that shall not be known. 49 Therefore also said the 3 Therefore, whatsoever ye wisdom of God, I will send them have spoken in darkness, shall prophets and apostles, and some be heard in the light; and that of them they shall slay and per- which ye have spoken in the ear in closets, shall be proclaim50 That the blood of all the ed upon the house-tops. prophets, which was shed from 4 And I say unto you, my the foundation of the world, friends, Be not afraid of them may be required of this genera- that kill the body, and after that, tion; have no more that they can do. 51 From the blood of Abel 5 But I will forewarn you unto the blood of Zacharias, whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which perished between the al- which after he hath killed, hath tar and the temple: verily, I power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, It shall be required say unto you, Fear him.

of this generation.

6 Are not five sparrows sold

52 Wo unto you, lawyers! for for two farthings, and not one of ye have taken away the key of them is forgotten before God? knowledge: ye entered not in 7 But even the very hairs of yourselves, and them that were your head are all numbered. entering in ye hindered.

53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things;

Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. 8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of

54 Laying wait for him, and God. seeking to catch something out 9 But he that denieth me beof his mouth, that they might fore men, shall be denied before accuse him.

the angels of God.

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LUKE,

To avoid covetousness, and worldly care 10 And whosoever shall speak thine ease, eat, drink, and be a word against the Son of man, merry.

it shall be forgiven him: but 20 But God said unto him, unto him that blasphemeth Thou fool, this night thy soul against the Holy Ghost, it shall shall be required of thee: then not be forgiven. whose shall those things be

11 And when they bring you which thou hast provided? unto the synagogues, and unto 21 So is he that layeth up magistrates, and powers, take treasure for himself, and is not ye no thought how or what thing rich toward God.

say:

ye shall answer, or what ye shall 22 ¶ And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto 12 For the Holy Ghost shall you, Take no thought for your teach you in the same hour what life, what ye shall eat; neither for ye ought to say. the body, what ye shall put on. 13¶ And one of the company 23 The life is more than meat, said unto him, Master, speak to and the body is more than raimy brother, that he divide the ment.

inheritance with me.

24 Consider the ravens : for 14 And he said unto him, they neither sow nor reap: Man, who made me a judge, or which neither have store-house a divider over you? nor barn; and God feedeth them. 15 And he said unto them, How much more are ye better Take heed, and beware of co- than the fowls?

vetousness: for a man's life con- 25 And which of you with sisteth not in the abundance of taking thought can add to his the things which he possesseth. stature one cubit?

16 And he spake a parable 26 If ye then be not able to unto them, saying, The ground do that thing which is least, why of a certain rich man brought take ye thought for the rest? forth plentifully : 27 Consider the lilies how

17 And he thought within they grow. They toil not, they himself, saying, What shall I do, spin not; and yet I say unto you, because I have no room where that Solomon in all his glory was to bestow my fruits? not arrayed like one of these. 18 And he said, This will I 28 If then God so clothe the do: I will pull down my barns, grass, which is to-day in the and build greater; and there field, and to-morrow is cast into will I bestow all my fruits and the oven; how much more will my goods. he clothe you, O ye of little faith? 19 And I will say to my soul, 29 And seek not ye what ye Soul, thou hast much goods shall eat, or what ye shall drink, laid up for many years; take neither be ye of doubtful mind.

Of seeking the kingdom of God. CHAP. XII.

Parable of the steward. 30 For all these things do the 40 Be 40 Be ye therefore ready alnations of the world seek after: so: for the Son of man cometh and your Father knoweth that at an hour when ye think not. ye have need of these things. 41 Then Peter said unto

31 ¶ But rather seek ye the him, Lord, speakest thou this kingdom of God, and all these parable unto us, or even to all? things shall be added unto you. 42 And the Lord said, Who 32 Fear not, little flock; for then is that faithful and wise it is your Father's good pleasure steward, whom his lord shall to give you the kingdom. make ruler over his household,

33 Sell that ye have, and give to give them their portion of meat alms provide yourselves bags in due season?

which wax not old, a treasure 43 Blessed is that servant, in the heavens that faileth not, whom his lord when he cometh where no thief approacheth, shall find so doing.

neither moth corrupteth.

34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

44 Of a truth I say unto you, That he will make him ruler over all that he hath.

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35 Let your loins be girded 45 But and if that servant say about, and your lights burning; in his heart, My lord delayeth 36 And ye yourselves like his coming; and shall begin to unto men that wait for their lord, beat the men-servants, and when he will return from the maidens, and to eat and drink, wedding; that, when he cometh and to be drunken;

and knocketh, they may open 46 The lord of that servant unto him immediately. will come in a day when he

37 Blessed are those servants, looketh not for him, and at an whom the lord when he cometh hour when he is not aware, and shall find watching: verily, I will cut him in sunder, and will say unto you, that he shall gird appoint him his portion with the himself, and make them to sit unbelievers. down to meat, and will come 47 And that servant which forth and serve them. knew his lord's will, and pre38 And if he shall come in the pared not himself, neither did second watch, or come in the according to his will, shall be third watch, and find them so, beaten with many stripes.

blessed are those servants.

48 But he that knew not, and

39 And this know, that if the did commit things worthy of good man of the house had stripes, shall be beaten with few known what hour the thief would stripes. For unto whomsoever come, he would have watched, much is given, of him shall be and not have suffered his house much required; and to whom to be broken through. men have committed much,

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