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MATTHEW X. 24—42; XL 1—11.

²⁴ A |disciple|^[1] is not above |the teacher|, Nor |a servant| above |his lord|: ²⁵ |Sufficient for the disciple| that he become |as his teacher|. And |the servant| as |his lord|. <If ||the master of the house|| |Beelzebul| they called> How much more､ the men of his house! ²⁶ Then do not fear them, — For |nothing hath been covered|^[2] which shall not be |uncovered|, And |hidden| which shall not be |made known|. ²⁷ <What I am saying to you in the darkness> Tell ye in the light, — And <what |whispered| into the ear ye are hearing> Proclaim ye on the housetops. ²⁸ And be not in fear, by reason of them that are killing the body, — And |the soul|^[3] are not able to kill. But fear, rather, him who is able |both soul and body| to destroy in gehenna!^{[4] 29} Are not ||two' sparrows|| |for a farthing| sold? And |one from among them| shall not fall upon the ground, without your Father; ³⁰ But <even the hairs of |your| head> have all been numbered. ³¹ Then be not in fear — |Than many' sparrows| better are ||ye||! 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 <whoever shall deny me before men> ||I also|| will deny^[5] |him| before my Father who is in the heavens. ³⁴ Do not think, that I came to thrust peace upon the earth, — I came not to thrust |peace| but |a sword|^[6]; ³⁵ For I came to set at variance — |A man| against his father, And |a daughter| against her mother|. And |a bride| against |her mother-in-law|; ³⁶ And |a man's foes| are ||they of his own house||^{[7] 37} <He that loveth father or mother above me> Is not |worthy| of me, — And <he that loveth son or daughter above me> Is not |worthy| of me; ³⁸ And <he that doth not take his cross^[8] and follow after me> Is not |worthy| of me. ³⁹ |He that hath found his life|^[9] shall lose it,— And <he that hath lost his life |for my sake|> shall find it. ⁴⁰ <He that giveth welcome unto you> |Unto me| giveth welcome.

And <he that |unto me| giveth welcome> Giveth welcome — ||unto him that sent me forth||.^[10] <He that giveth welcome unto a prophet, in the name of a prophet> |The reward of a prophet| shall receive; And <he that giveth welcome unto a righteous man, in the name of a righteous man> |The reward of a righteous man| shall receive; — And <whosoever shall give to drink — unto one of these little ones — |a cup of cold water only|, ||in the name of a disciple||>^[11] |Yerily| I say unto you, |In nowise| shall lose his reward!

§ 22. John in prison sends Questions to Jesus. Lu. vii. 18-35.

¹ And it came to pass <when Jesus had finished giving instructions to his twelve' disciples> he passed on from thence, to be teaching and proclaiming in their cities. ² Now ||John|| <hearing in the prison the works of the Christ> |sending through his disciples| ³ said unto him. Art ||thou|| the coming one? Or ||a different^[12] one|| are we to expect? ⁴ And |answering| Jesus said unto them — Go report unto John, what ye do hear and see: — ⁵ The |blind| recover sight､ And |the lame| walk, |Lepers| are cleansed. And |the deaf| hear, —^[13] And |the dead| are raised. And |the destitute| are told the joyful tidings^[14] ; ⁶ And |happy| is he､ whosoever shall not find cause of stumbling ||in me||. ⁷ But <as these were going their way> Jesus began to say unto the multitudes､ concerning John, — What went ye forth into the wilderness to gaze at? A reed､ by a wind､ shaken? ⁸ But what went ye forth to see? A man､ in soft clothing､ arrayed? Lo! |they who soft clothing do wear| are in the houses of kings. ⁹ But why went ye forth? |A prophet| to see? Yea､ I say unto you. And much more than a prophet. ¹⁰ |This| is he､ concerning whom it is written, — Lo! |I| send my messenger before thy face. Who shall make ready thy way before thee.^{[15] 11} |Verily| I say unto you — There hath not arisen |among such as are born of women| ||a greater than John the Immerser||, —

1. Lu. vi. 40; Jn xiii. 16.
2. Lu. viii. 17; xii. 2-9; Mk. iv. 22.
3. Ap: "Soul."
4. Ap: "Gehenna."
5. 2 Tim. ii. 12.
6. Lu. xii. 51-53.
7. Mi. vil. 6.
8. Chap xvi. 24-26; Mk. viii. 34, 35; Lu. ix. 23, 24.
9. Com: "Soul."
10. Mk. ix. 37; Lu. ix. 48; Jn. xiii. 20.
11. Mk. x. 41.
12. "Different" In kind, not merely "another" Individual: a "different one" might have kept John out of prison. But cp. xvii. 11, 12.
13. Is. xxxv. 5, 6.
14. Is. lxi. 1.
15. Mal. iii. 1; Mk. i. 2; Lu. vii. 27.