The Emphasised Bible/Matthew

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§ 1. The Lineage Roll. Lu. iii. 23-28;
1 Ch. ii. 1-15; iii. 1-19.

1 The Lineage Roll of Jesus Christ,—^[1]

Son of David, Son of Abraham.

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|Abraham| begat Isaac､

And |Isaac| begat Jacob,

And |Jacob| begat Judah､ and his brethren;

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And |Judah| begat Perez and Zarah of Tamah､

And |Perez| begat Hezron,

And |Hezron| begat Ram;

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And |Ram| begat Amminadab､

And |Amminadab| begat Nashon,

And |Nashon| begat Salmon;

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And |Salmon| begat Boaz of Rahab､

And |Boaz| begat Obed of Ruth,

And |Obed| begat Jesse;

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And |Jesse| begat ||David the King||.

And |David| begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;

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And |Solomon| begat Rehoboam､

And |Rehoboam| begat Abijah,

And |Abijah| begat Asa;

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And |Asa| begat Jehoshaphat､

And |Jehoshaphat| begat Joram,

And |Joram| begat Uzziah;

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|And Uzziah| begat Jotham､

And |Jotham| begat Ahaz,

And |Ahaz| begat Hezekiah:

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And |Hezekiah| begat Manasseh､

And |Manasseh| begat Amon,

And |Amon| begat Josiah;

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And |Josiah| begat Jechoniah, and his brethren,—upon the removal to Babylon.

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And <after the removal to Babylon> |Jechoniah| begat Shealtiel, And |Shealtiel| begat Zerubbabel;

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And |Zerubbabel| begat Abiud､

And |Abiud| begat Eliakim,

And |Eliakim| begat Azor;

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And |Azor| begat Sadoc､

And |Sadoc| begat Achim,

And |Achim| begat Eliud;

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And |Eliud| begat Eleazar､

And |Eleazar| begat Matthan,

And |Matthan| begat Jacob;—

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And |Jacob| begat Joseph､ the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus,—who is called Christ.

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So then <all´ the generations from Abraham unto David> are |fourteen| generations,

And <from David unto the removal to Babylon> |fourteen| generations;

And <from the removal to Babylon､ unto the Christ> |fourteen| generations.

§ 2. The Birth.

¹⁸Now the birth ||of [Jesus] Christ|| was |thus|: His mother Mary having been |betrothed| to |Joseph|,—|before they came together| she was found with child by |the| Holy Spirit.

¹⁹Moreover ||Joseph her husband|| being |righteous|, and yet unwilling to expose her,—intended |privately| to divorce her.²⁰ But <when |these things| he had pondered> lo! ||a messenger^[2] of the Lord|| |by dream| appeared to him､ saying,—

Joseph､ son of David! do not fear to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for <that which |in her| hath been begotten> is of [the] |Holy| Spirit.

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Moreover she shall bring forth a son､ and thou shalt call his name Jesus,^[3]—for |he|^[4] will save his people from their sins.

²²But ||all this|| hath come to pass､ that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord､ through the prophet､ saying:

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Lo! ||a^[5] Virgin|| shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son,—and they shall call his name Emmanuel^[6];

which is､ being translated,God with us.

²⁴And Joseph､ |awaking| from his sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him,—and took unto him his wife; ²⁵ and knew her not, until she had brought forth a son,^[7]—and he called his name Jesus.

§ 3. The Visit of the Wise Men.

2Now <when |Jesus| was born in Bethlehem of Judæa､ in the days of Herod the king> lo! |wise men from eastern parts| came into Jerusalem: ² saying—

Where is he that hath been born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and have come to bow down to him.

³But <when King Herod heard> he was troubled, and all´ Jerusalem with him; ⁴ <and <assembling all´ the high-priests and scribes of the people> he was enquiring of them—

Where is |the Christ| to be born?

⁵ And |they| said to him､

In Bethlehem of Judæa,—

for |so| is it written^[8] through the prophet:

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And ||thou､ Bethlehem､ land of Judah||

|By no means least| art thou､ among the governors of Judah,—

For |out of thee| shall one come forth to govern.

Who shall shepherd^[9] my people Israel.

⁷ ||Then Herod|| |privately| calling the wise men, ascertained from them the time of the appearing´ star; ⁸ and sending them to Bethlehem, said—

Go search out accurately concerning the child,—and |as soon as ye find it| bring report unto me, that |I also| may come and bow myself down to it.

⁹Now |they､ hearing the king| went, and lo! |the star which they had seen in the east| was going before them､ until it went and stood over where the child was; ¹⁰ and､ seeing the star､ they rejoiced with exceeding great joy; ¹¹ and､ coming into the house､ they saw the child, with Mary its mother,—and､ falling down､ prostrated themselves unto it, and､ opening their treasures､ offered unto it gifts—gold and frankincense and myrrh; ¹² and <being instructed by dream､ not to return unto Herod> |by another way| retired they unto their own country.

§ 4. The Flight into Egypt, the Return, and the Settlement in Nazareth.

¹³ "Now <when they had retired> lo! ||a messenger of the Lord|| appeareth by dream unto Joseph､ saying,

Arise､ take unto thee the child and its mother､ and flee into Egypt, and be there､ until I tell thee,—for Herod is about to seek the child､ to destroy it.

¹⁴ And |he| arising､ took unto him the child and its mother､ by night, and retired into Egypt; ¹⁵ and was there､ until the death of Herod,— that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet､ saying,^[10]

|Out of Egypt| called I my son.

¹⁶ |Then Herod | <seeing that he had been mocked by the wise men> was exceedingly enraged,—and sent and slew all´ the male children that were in Bethlehem､ and in all its bounds, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertalned from the wise men.

¹⁷ |Then was fulfilled| that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying^[11]:

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||A voice|| |in Ramah| was heard.

Weeping and great mourning,—

Rachel weeping for her children､

And would not be comforted,—because they are not.

¹⁹ But <when Herod was |dead|> lo! |a messenger of the Lord| appeareth by dream unto Joseph in Egypt; ²⁰ saying—

Arise! and take unto thee the child and its mother, and be journeying into the land of Israel,—for they are dead､ who were seeking the life^[12] of the child.^[13]

²¹ "And |he| arising､ took unto him the child and its mother, and entered into the land of Israel. ²² <Hearing､ however､ that |Archelaus| was reigning over Judæa instead of his father Herod> he was afraid |thither| to go,—and so､ being instructed by dream､ he retired into the parts of Galilee; ²³ and came and fixed his dwelling in a city called Nazareth,—that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets—

A |Nazarene| shall he be called.

§ 5. The Forerunner. Mk. i. 2-8; Luke iii. 3-17.

3 Now |in those days| came John the Immerser,^[14] proclaiming in the wilderness of Judæa; ² saying､

Repent ye,—for the kingdom of the heavens hath drawn near.^[15]

³ For |this| is he who was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying､^[16]

A voice､ of one crying aloud!

|In the wilderness| prepare ye the way of the Lord,

|Straight| be making his paths.

⁴ But John |himself| had his raiment of camel's hair､ and a leathern girdle about his loins,—while |his food| was locusts and wild honey.

⁵ |Then| were going forth unto him—Jerusalem､ and all´ Judæa, and all´ the country round about the Jordan: ⁶ and were being immersed in the Jordan river､ by him, openly confessing their sins. ⁷ But <seeing |many of the Pharisees and Sadducees| coming unto his immersion> he said to them,—

Broods of vipers! who suggested to you,^[17] to be fleeing from the coming wrath?

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Bring forth､ therefore､ fruit worthy of repentance; ⁹ and think not to be saying within yourselves,—|As our father| we have ||Abraham||;

For､ I say unto you､ that God is able |out of these stones| to raise up children unto Abraham.

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||Already also|| the axe |unto the root of the trees| is being laid,—|every´ tree､ therefore､ not bringing forth good fruit| is to be hewn down, and |into fire| to be cast.

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|I| indeed､ am immersing you |in water, unto repentance|,—but <he who |after me| cometh is |mightier than I|, whose |sandals| I am not worthy to bear> ||he|| will immerse you ||in Holy Spirit and fire||:¹² Whose fan is in his hand, and he will clear out his threshing-floor,—and will gather his wheat into the granary, but |the chaff| will he burn up with fire unquenchable.

§ 6. The Immersion. Mk. i. 9-11; Lu. iii. 21, 22; Jn. i. 33.

¹³ |Then| cometh Jesus､ from Galilee to the Jordan､ unto John, — to be immersed by him. ¹⁴But |he| would have hindered him, saying — |I| have |need| ||by thee|| to be immersed, — and dost |thou| come unto me? ¹⁵But Jesus answering, said unto him, Suffer [me] even now, — for |thus| it becometh us､ to fulfil |all righteousness|; |Then| he suffered him. ¹⁶ And Jesus <having been immersed> straightway| went up from the water, — and lo ! the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God^ descending like a dove coming upon him ; ¹⁷ and lo ! a voice out of the heavens, — saying, |This| is my Son^ the Beloved, in whom I delight.

§ 7. The Temptation. Mk. i. 12, 13 ; Lu. iv. 1-13.

4 ¹|Then| Jesus was led up into the wilderness, by the Spirit, to be tempted by the adversary; ² and, fasting forty days and forty nights, — |afterwards| he hungered. ³ And, coming near, the tempter said to him, — <If thou art God's ||Son||> speak ! that ||these stones|| may become |loaves|. ⁴ But |he| answering, said, It is written, — ^ Not on bread alone shall man live, But on every declaration coming forth through the mouth of God. ⁵ |Then| the adversary taketh him with him, unto the holy city, — and he set him upon the pinnacle of the temple; ⁶ and saith to him — <If thou art God's ||Son||> cast thyself down, — for it is written, To his messengers will he give charge con- cerning thee ; And on hands will they bear thee up, Lest once thou strike ^against a stone Thy foot. ⁷ Jesus said to him, |Again| it is written, — <* Thou shalt not put to the test the Lord thy God. ⁸ |Again| the adversary taketh him with him, into an exceeding high mountain, — and pointeth out to him air the kingdoms of the world, and their glory; ⁹ and said to him, ||All these things|| will I give thee, — if thou wilt fall down and worship me. ¹⁰ Then saith Jesus unto him. Withdraw, Satan ! for it is written, — The Lord thy God shalt thou worship. And to him alone render divine service. ¹¹ |Then| the adversary leaveth him, — and lo! |messengers| came near, and began ministering unto him.

§ 8. Jesus begins his Ministry in Galilee. Mk. i. 14-20 ; Lu. iv, 15, 16.

¹² And <hearing that |John| had been delivered up>, he retired into Galilee; ¹³and^ forsaking Nazareth, he came and fixed his dwelling in Capernaum, which was by the lake, — within the bounds of Zebulun and Naphtali : ¹⁴ that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: ¹⁵ <Land of Zebulun^ and land of Naphtali, The lake-way across the Jordan, — Galilee of the nations^ ¹⁶ ||The people that was sitting in darkness|| |A great light| beheld, — And on them who were sitting in land and shade of death Light rose on them. ¹⁷ |From that time| began Jesus to be making pro- clamation, and saying, — Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens hath drawn near. ¹⁸ And <walking round beside the sea of Galilee> he saw two' brethren — Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, — casting a large fishing-net into the sea, for they were fishers; ¹⁹ and he saith unto them. Come after me, — And I will make you fishers |of men|. ²⁰ And ||they|| |straightway| leaving the nets, fol- lowed him. ²¹ And <going forward from thence> he saw other' two' brethren — James the son of Zebedee,and John his brother — in the boat with Zebedee their father, putting in order their nets, — and he called them. ²² And ||they|| |straightway| leaving the boat and their father, followed him. ²³ And Jesus was going round throughout all' Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and pro- claiming the glad-message of the kingdom, — and curing every' disease, and every' infirmity, among the people. ²⁴ And forth went the report of him into all Syria ; and they brought unto him all who were sick,|with divers' diseases and tortures| distressed, demonized and lunatic and paralyzed, — and he cured them. ²⁵ And there followed him large multitudes — from Gali- lee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judaea, and across the Jordan.

§ 9. The Sermon on the Mount. Lu. vi. 20-23.

5 ¹But [seeing the multitudes] he went up into a mountain, — and, when he had taken a seat, his disciples came unto him<i; ² and, opening his mouth, he began teaching them, saying: — ³ ||Happy|| the destitute^ |in spirit|; For |theirs| is the kingdom of the heavens: ⁴ ||Happy|| they who mourn; For |they| shall be comforted^: ⁵ ||Happy|| the meek; For |they| shall inherit the earth ': ⁶ ||Happy|| they who hunger and thirst for righteousness ; For |they| shall be filled : ⁷ ||Happy|| the merciful; For |they| shall receive mercy: ⁸ ||Happy|| the pure |in heart|«; For |they| shall |see God|: ⁹||Happy|| the peacemakers; For |they|^[18] shall be |called sons of God| : ¹⁰||Happy|| they who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake; For |theirs| is the kingdom of the heavens. ¹¹||Happy|| are ye, whensoever they may reproach you and persecute you^ and say every' evil thing against you | falsely^ for my sake]: ¹²Rejoice and exult, because |your reward| is great in the heavens; for |so| persecuted they the prophets who were before you. ¹³ |Ye| are the salt^[19] of the earth; but <if the salt become tasteless> wherewith shall it be salted? it is good |for nothing| any more,^[20] save, being cast out, to be trampled on by men. ¹⁴ |Ye| are the light of the world : it is impossible for a city to be hid |on the top of a mountain| lying, ¹⁵Neither light they a lamp, and place it under the measure ; but upon the lampstand, and it giveth light to air that are in the house. ¹⁶||In like manner|| let your light shine before men, — that they may see your good works,— and glorify your Father who is in the heavens. ¹⁷ Do not think, that I came to pull down the law, or the prophets, — I came not to pull down, but to fulfil, ¹⁸ For |verily| I say unto you, <until the heaven and the earth shall pass away> |one least letter, or one point|^[21] may in nowise pass away from the law, till all be accomplished. ¹⁹ <Whosoever, therefore, shall relax one of these commandments, the least, and teach men so> shall be called |least| in the kingdom of the heavens; but <whosoevor shall do and teach> |the same| shall be called |great| in the kingdom of the heavens. ²⁰ For I say unto you, that <unless your' righteousness exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees> |in nowise| may ye enter into the kingdom of the heavens. ²¹ Ye have heard, that it was said, to them of olden time, — Thou shall not commit murder,^[22] and <whosoever shall commit murder> shall be |liable| to judgment. ²² But |I| say unto you, that <every' one who is angry with his brother> shall be |liable| to judgment, — and <whosoever shall say to his brother. Worthless one !> shall be |liable| to the high council ; and <whosoever shall say, Rebel!> shall be |liable| unto the fiery gehenna.^{[23] 23} <If, therefore, thou be bearing thy gift towards the altar, and |there| shouldst remember that |thy brother| hath aught against thee> ²⁴ leave, there, thy gift before the altar, and withdraw, — |first| be reconciled unto thy brother, and |then| coming, be offering thy gift. ²⁵ Be making agreement with thine adversary, quickly, while thou art with him, in the way, — lest once thine adversary deliver thee up unto the judge, and the judge, unto the officer, and |into prison! thou be cast. ²⁶ |Verily| I say unto thee, |In nowise| mayest thou come out from thence, until thou pay the last halfpenny. ²⁷ Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery^[24]: ²⁸ But |I| say unto you, that <Every' one who looketh on a woman so as to covet her> |already| hath committed adultery with her, in his heart. ²⁹ And <if |thy right eye|^[25] is causing thee to stumble> pluck it out, and cast it from thee, — for it profiteth thee, that |one of thy members| should perish, and not ||thy whole body|| be cast into gehenna. ³⁰ And <if !thy right hand|^[26] is causing thee to stumble> cut it off, and cast it from thee, — for it profiteth thee, that |one of thy members| should perish, and not ||thy whole body|| |into gehenna| depart.

³¹ It was said, moreover,^[27] <Whosoever shall divorce his wife> let him give her a writing of divorcement; ³² But |I|^[28] say unto you, that <Everyone' who divorceth his wife — saving for unfaithfulness^[29]> causeth her to be made an adulteress, — [and |whosoever shall marry a divorced woman| committeth adultery].

³³ |Again| ye have heard that it was said, to them of olden time,^[30] Thou shalt not swear falsely, — ^[31] But shalt render unto the Lord^ thine oath^. ³⁴ But |I| tell you — not to swear |at all|^[32]: Neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God,—^{[33] 35} Nor by the earth, because it is his |footstool] ; Nor by Jerusalem, because it is the |city| of the Great King^[34] ; ³⁶ Nor ||by thine own head|| mayest thou swear, because thou art not able to make |one' hair| white or black. ³⁷ But let your word be. Yea, yea, — Nay, nay; And I i what goeth beyond these]) is ]of evil]. ³⁸ Ye have heard, that it was said, — Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.^{[35] 39} But |I| tell you, not to resist evil, —^[36] Nay <whoever is smiting thee on the right' cheek> turn to him !the other' also] ; ⁴⁰ And <him who is desiring thee to be judged, and to take ]thy tunic]> let him have |thy mantle also]. ⁴¹And <whosoever shall impress thee one' mile> go with him two' : 42 <To him who is asking thee> give ; And <him who is desiring from thee to borrow> do not thou turn away. 43 Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shall love thy neighbour^ and hate thine enemy. 44 But |I| say unto you. Be loving your enemies, And praying for them who are persecuting you: 45 That ye may become sons of your Father who is in the heavens ; Because |his sun| he maketh arise on evil and good, And sendeth rain, on just and unjust. 46 For <if ye love them that love you> what reward have ye ? are not ||even the taxcollectors|| |the same thing| doing? 47 And <if ye salute your brethren only> what |more than common| are ye doing? are not ||even the nations|| |the same thing| doing? 48 ||Ye|| therefore, shall become ||perfect|| : As |your heavenly Father| is — perfect. 6 [But] take heed, that ye do not |your righteousness] before men, to be gazed at by them, — ||otherwise at least|| |reward| have ye none, with your Father who is in the heavens. 2 <When, therefore, thou mayest be doing an alms> do not sound a trumpet before thee, just as |the hypocrites| do, in the synagogues and in the streets — that they may be glorified by men, — |Verily| I say unto you, they are getting back their reward. 3 But <thou, when doing an alms> let not |thy left hand| know' what thy right hand is doing ; 4 that thine alms may be in secret, — and |thy Father, who seeth in secret| will give it back to thee. 5 And <when ye may be praying> ye shall not be as the hypocrites, because they love <in the synagogues, and at the corners of the broad ways> to take their stand and pray, that they may shine before men ; |Verily| I say unto you, they are getting back their reward. 6 But <thou, when thou wouldest pray> enter into thy closet, and^ fastening thy door pray^ unto thy Father who is in secret, — and ]thy Father who seeth in secret] will reward thee. 'And ]being at prayer] use not vain repetitions, just like the nations, — for they think, that |in their much speaking| they shall be heard ; 8 do not, therefore, make yourselves like them, for [God] your Father knoweth of what things ye have |need], before ye ask him. 9 ]Thus| therefore pray |ye| ^ : Our Father, who art in the heavens, — Hallowed be thy name, 10 Come may thy kingdom, — Accomplished* be thy will, |as in heaven| also on earth: 11 |Our needful bread| give us, this day; 12 And forgive us our debts, as |we also| have forgiven our debtors ; 13 And bring us not into temptation. But rescue us from the evil one.!" 14 For <if ye forgive men their faults> ||Your Father who is in the heavens|| will forgive |even you|; 15 But <if ye forgive not men [their faults]> Neither will your Father forgive |your faults|. 16 And <when ye may be fasting> become not ye, as the hypocrites, of sullen countenance, — for they darken their looks, that they may appear |unto men| to be fasting: |Verily| I say unto you, they are getting back their reward. 17 But<when |thou| art fasting> anoint thy head, and |thy face| wash,— 18 that thou do not appear ]unto men] to be fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret, — and |thy Father who seeth in secret] will reward thee. 19 Be not laying up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where |moth and rust] do tarnish, and where ]thieves] dig through and steal; 20 but be laying up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where ]neither moth nor rust] doth tarnish, and where |thieves| dig not through nor steal: 21 for <where ]thy treasure] is> |there| will be |thy heart [also]|. 22 |The lamp of the body| is the eye : <If therefore thine eye be single> ]]Thy whole body]] shall be |light«d up| ; 23 But <if thine eye be |evil|> ||Thy whole body|| shall be |in the dark| ; — <If therefore ||the light which is in thee|| is |darkness|> ||The darkness|| |how great|! 24 ||Noone|| |unto two' masters| can be in service; For either ]the one| he will hate, and |the other] love. Or |one| he will hold to, and |the other| despise : Ye cannot be in service |unto God| and |unto Riches|.d 25 |For this cause] I say unto you : Be not anxious e for your life,' What ye shall eat [or what ye shall drink], — Or for your body. What ye shall put on : Is not ]the life] more than |the food|? And ]the body] than |the raiment|? 26 Observe intently ||the birds of the heaven||, — That they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, And yet ]your heavenly Father) feedeth |them] : Are not ||ye|| much better than |they|? ²⁷ But who from among you､ being anxious､ can add to his stature one cubit? ²⁸ And |about clothing| why are ye anxious? Consider well the lilies of the field, how they grow,— They toil not neither do they spin; ²⁹ And yet, I say unto you, ||Not even Solomon, in all his glory|| was arrayed like |one of these|! ³⁰ Now <if the grass of the field— which |to-day| is, and ||to-morrow|| |into an oven| is cast- God thus adorneth> Not much rather |you| little of faith? ³¹ Do not then be anxious､ saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or Wherewithal shall we be arrayed? ³² For ||all these things|| |the nations| seek after,— For your heavenly Father |knoweth| that ye are needing |all´ these things|. ³³ But be seeking first, the kingdom and its righteousness,— And |all these things| shall be added unto you. ³⁴ Do not､ then､ be anxious for the morrow; |For the morrow| will be anxious |for itself|: |Sufficient for the day| is the evil thereof.

¹ Judge not, that ye be not judged;— ² For <with what judgment ye judge> shall ye be judged,— And <with what measure ye mete> shall it be measured unto you. ³ Why, moreover, beholdest thou the mote, in the eye of thy brother,— While |the beam´ in thine own´ eye| thou dost not consider? ⁴ Or how wilt thou say unto thy brother. Let me cast the mote out of thine eye,— When lo! ||a beam|| is in thine own´ eye? ⁵ Hypocrite! cast first |out of thine own eye| ||the beam||,— And |then| shalt thou see clearly to cast the mote, out of the eye of thy brother. ⁶ Do not give what is holy unto dogs. Neither cast ye your pearls before swine,— Lest once they trample |them| down with their feet. And､ turning､ tear ||you||. ⁷ Be asking､ and it shall be given you, Be seeking､ and ye shall find,— Be knocking, and it shall be opened unto you. ⁸ For |whosoever asketh| receiveth. And |he that seeketh| flndeth,— And |to him that knocketh| shall it be opened. ⁹ Or what man |from among yourselves|, Whom his son shall ask for a loaf,— |A stone| will give him? ¹⁰ Or |a fish also| shall ask,— |A serpent| will give him? ¹¹ <If then ||ye|| being |evil| know how |good gifts| to be giving unto your children> ||How much more|| will |your Father who is in the heavens| give good things to them that ask |him|? ¹² <Whatsoever things, therefore, ye would, that men be doing unto you> ||So|| be ||ye also|| doing |unto them|,— For |this| is the law and the prophets. ¹³ Enter^[37] ye in at |the narrow´ gate|; Because broad and roomy is the way^[38]) that leadeth unto destruction,— And |many| are they who enter thereby: ¹⁴ Because |narrow| is the gate, and |confined| the way, that leadeth unto life,— And |few| are they who find |it|. ¹⁵ Beware of false prophets, Who come unto you in clothing of sheep,— While |within| they are ravening wolves. ¹⁶ |By their fruits|^[39] shall ye find |them| out,— Unless perhaps men gather — <From thorns> grapes! Or <from thistles> figs! ¹⁷ So ||every good tree|| |fine fruit| produceth,— Whereas ||the worthless´ tree|| |evil fruit| produceth : ¹⁸ It is |impossible| for a ||good tree|| to be bearing |evil fruit|. Neither doth ||a worthless tree|| produce |fine fruit|. ¹⁹ ||Every´ tree that beareth not fine fruit||^[40] Is hewn down, and |into fire| is cast. ²⁰ After all then |by their fruits| shall ye find |them| out.— ²¹ ||Not every one that saith unto me. Lord! Lord!|| shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens,— But he that doeth the will of my Father who is in the heavens. ²² |Many| will say unto me, in |that| day, Lord! Lord!^[41] did we not in thy name prophesy,^[42] And |in thy name| cast |demons| out,— And |in thy name| ||many works of power|| perform? ²³ And |then| will I confess unto them, |Never| have I acknowledged^[43] you,— Depart from me､ ye workers of lawlessness!^{[44] 24} <Every one, therefore, who heareth [these] my words, and doeth them>^[45] Shall be likened to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock; ²⁵ And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and rushed against that house, and it fell not; For it had been founded upon the rock. ²⁶ <And every one who heareth these my words, and doeth them not> Shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand; ²⁷ And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and dashed against that house, and it fell; and |the fall thereof I was |great|. ²⁸ And it came to pass <when Jesus ended these words> with astonishment were the multitudes being struck at his teaching; ²⁹ for he was teaching them as one having |authonty|, and not as their Scribes.

§ 10. A Leper cleansed. Mk. i. 40 ; Lu. v. 12-14.

¹ And <when he came down from the mountain> there followed him large multitudes. ² And lo! |a leper| coming near､ began to bow down to him､ saying, — Lord! |if thou be willing| thou canst cleanse me. ³ And､ stretching forth the hand､ he touched him, saying,— I am willing, be cleansed! And |straightway| cleansed was his leprosy. ⁴ And Jesus saith unto him, Mind! tell |no one|,— but withdraw, |thyself| shew to the priest､^[46] and offer the gift which Moses directed |for a witness unto them|.

§ 11. A Centurion's Servant healed. Lu. vii. 1-10.

⁵ And <when he entered into Capernaum> there came near unto him a centurion, beseeching him, ⁶ and saying. Lord! |my servant| is laid prostrate in the house, a paralytic |fearfully tortured|. ⁷ He saith unto him, |I| will come and cure him. ⁸ But the centurion, answering､ said, Lord! I am of no consideration, that |under my roof| thou shouldest enter,— but |only say with a word! and healed shall be my servant. ⁹ For |I also| am a man [set] under authority, having under myself, soldiers,— and I say to this one. Go! and he goeth, and to another, Come! and he cometh, and |to my servant| Do this! and he doeth it. ¹⁰ Now Jesus, hearing, marvelled, and said to them that followed,— |Verily| I say unto you, [With no one in Israel| ||such faith as this|| have I found. ¹¹ But I say unto you, |Many from east and west|^[47] will have come,^[48] And shall recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens; ¹² Whereas |the sons of the kingdom|^[49]' shall be cast forth into the darkness outside,— |There| will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. ¹³ And Jesus said unto the centurion, Withdraw! and |as thou hast believed| be it done for thee. And healed was the servant in that hour.

§ 12. Peter's Mother-in-law cured, and many others. Mk. i. 29-36 ; Lu. iv. 38-40.

¹⁴ And Jesus, coming into the house of Peter saw his mother-in-law laid prostrate and in a fever, ¹⁵ and he touched her hand, and the fever left her,— and she arose, and began ministering unto him. ¹⁶ But､ when |evening| came, they brought unto him many demonized,— and he cast out the spirits with a word, and |all~ who were sick| he cured: ¹⁷ that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,— ||Himself|| |our weaknesses| took, and |diseases| bare.^[50]

§ 13. A Scribe and a Disciple put to the test.

¹⁸ Now Jesus <seeing a multitude about him> gave orders to depart unto the other side. ¹⁹ And a certain scribe, coming near, said unto him,— Teacher; I will follow thee, whithersoever Thou goest. ²⁰ And Jesus saith unto him: ||The foxes|| have |dens|, And |the birds of the heavens| nests, — But ||the Son of Man|| hath not where |his head he may recline|. ²¹ And |another of the disciples| saith unto him,— Lord! suffer me |first| to depart, and bury my father. ²² But |Jesus| saith unto him, — Be following me, And leave |the dead| to bury |their own~ dead|.

§ 14. A Storm rebuked. Mk. iv. 35-41; Lu. viii. 22-25.

²³ And <when he |entered| into a boat> his disciples followed him. ²⁴ And lo! |a great squall| arose in the sea, so that |the boat| was being covered^[51] |by the waves|, — but |he| was sleeping. ²⁵ And, coming near, they aroused him, saying, Master! save, we perish! ²⁶ And he saith unto them, |Why| are ye |fearful|, little of faith? |Then, aroused| he rebuked the winds and the sea,— and it became a great calm. ²⁷ But |the men| marvelled, saying, Whence is this one,— that ||both the winds and the sea|| unto him, give ear ?

§ 15. Two Demonaics delivered. Mk. v. 1-20; Lu. viii. 26-39.

²⁸ And <when he |came| unto the other side､ into the country of the Gadarenes> there met him､ two~ men demonized, lout of the tombs| coming forth,— fierce exceedingly, so that no one could pass that way; ²⁹ and lo! they cried aloud, saying. What have we in common with thee､^[52] O Son of God? Hast thou come hither, |before the right time| to torment us? ³⁰ Now there was､ far from them､ a herd of many swine, feeding; ³¹ and |the demons| began to beseech him, saying､

<If thou dost cast us out> Send us away､ into the herd of swine.

³² And he said unto them､

Withdraw!

So |they| going out､ departed into the swine, — and lo! all' the herd rushed down the cliff, into the sea, and died in the waters. ³³ And |they who were feeding them| fled — and､ departing into the city､ reported all things, and what concerned them who had been demonized. ³⁴ And lo! |all' the cityl came out to meet Jesus, — and､ seeing him､ they besought that he would pass on from their bounds.

§ 16. A Paralytic forgiven and healed. Mk. ii. 3-12 ; Lu. v. 18-26.

¹ And､ entering into a boat､ he crossed over, and came into his own city. ² And lo! they were bringing unto him a paralytic､ |on a couch| laid prostrate; and Jesus､ |seeing| their faith､ said to the paralytic, — Take courage! child, forgiven are thy sins. ³ And lo! |certain of the scribes| said within themselves, — |This man| speaketh profanely! ⁴ And Jesus |knowing| their inward thoughts, said, — To what end are ye cherishing evil thoughts within your hearts ? ⁵ For which is easier — To say､ Forgiven are thy sins, — Or to say､ Rise and be walking! ⁶ But <that ye may know､ that the Son of Man hath |authority| upon the earth､ to be forgiving sins> |Then| saith he to the paralytic, — Rise! take up thy couch. And withdraw unto thy house. ⁷ And､ rising､ he departed unto his house. ⁸ Now the multitudes |seeing| were struck with fear, and glorified the God who had given authority |such as this| ||unto men||.

§ 17. Matthew called. Mk. ii. 13-17 ; Lu. v. 27-32.

⁹ And Jesus <passing aside from thence> saw a man presiding over the tax-office､ called |Matthew| and saith unto him, — Be following me. And arising､ he followed him. ¹⁰ And it came to pass < as he was reclining in the house> that lo! |many' tax-collectors and sinners| came, and were reclining together with Jesus and his disciples. ¹¹ And |the Pharisees| ||observing it|| began to say unto his disciples, — Wherefore |with tax-collectors and sinners| doth your Teacher eat? ¹² And |he| hearing it､ said, — No need have the strong､ of a physician, but they who are sick. ¹³ But go ye､ and learn what this meaneth, — ^[53] ||Mercy|| I desire､ and not |sacrifice| ^[54];

For I came not､ to call the righteous, but sinners,

§ 18. Then will they fast. Mk. ii. 18-22 ; Lu. v. 33-38.

¹⁴ Then come near unto him the disciples of John, saying, — Wherefore do |we､ and the Pharisees| fast, ^[55] whereas |thy disciples| ||fast not||? ¹⁵ And Jesus said unto them, — Can |the sons ^[56] of the bridechamber| mourn, so long as |the bridegroom| is |with them| ? But days will come､ when the bridegroom |shall be taken from them|, and |then| will they fast. ¹⁶ Howbeit |no one| layeth on a patch of unshrunk cloth､ upon an old garment, — for the shrinking of it teareth away from the garment, and |a worse rent| is made. ¹⁷ Neither pour they new wine into old skins; otherwise at least, the skins are burst､ and |the wine| runneth out, and |the skins| are spoiled, — but they pour new ^[57] wine into unused ^[58] skins, and |both| are together preserved.

§ 19. The Daughter of Jairus raised; and the Woman with a Flow of Blood cured. Mk. v. 22-43; Lu. viii. 41-56.

¹⁸ <While |these things| he was speaking unto them> lo! |a [certain] ruler| came, and began bowing down to him, saying, — |My daughter| just now died! But come､ and lay thy hand upon |her|, and she shall live, ¹⁹ And Jesus､ arising､ was following him, also his disciples.

²⁰ And lo! ||a woman､ having a flow of blood twelve years|| |coming near behind| touched the fringe of his mantle. ²¹ For she kept saying within herself, — <If only I touch his mantle> I shall be made well! ²² And ||Jesus|| |turning and seeing her| said, — Take courage! daughter, |Thy faith| hath made thee well. And the woman was made well, from that hour.

²³ And <Jesus |coming| into the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute-players and the multitude in confuslon> was saying:

²⁴ Give place! for the maiden died not, but is sleeping. And they began to deride him. ²⁵ But <when the multitude had been put forth> he went in, and grasped her hand, — and the maiden arose. ²⁶ And forth went this report､ into the whole of that land.

§ 20. Two Blind men､ a Demoniac, and Many Others cured the Kingdom proclaimed; and the Multitudes pitied.

²⁷ And <as Jesus |was passing aside from thence|> there followed him､ two´ blind men,^[59] crying aloud and saying, — Have mercy on us, O Son of David! ²⁸ And <when he entered the houso> the blind men came unto him, — and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye､ that I can |do this|? They say unto him､ Yea, Lord! ²⁹ Then touched he their eyes, saying､ |According to your faith| be it done unto you. ³⁰ And their eyes were opened. And Jesus |sternly charged them (saying, Mind! let no one know! ³¹ |They| however､ going forth､ made him known throughout the whole of that land. ³² And <as |they| were going forth> lo! there was brought to him､ a dumb man, demonized.^{[60] 33} And <the demon being cast out> the dumb man spake; and the multitudes marvelled, saying,— |Never| was it seen thus､ in Israel. ³⁴ [But |the Pharisees| began to say, |In the ruler of the demons| is he casting out the demons.] ³⁵ And Jesus was going round all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues､ and proclaiming､ the glad-message of the kingdom, — and curing every´ disease､ and every´ infirmity. ³⁶ But |seeing the multitudes| he was moved with compassion concerning them, be- cause they were torn and thrown down､ like sheep having no shepherd.^{[61] 37} |Then| saith he unto his disciples, — |The harvest|^[62] indeed､ is great, But |the labourers| few; ³⁸ Beg ye, therefore, of the Lord of the harvest, — That he would thrust forth labourers､ into his harvest.

§ 21. The Twelve first sent forth. Mk. vi. 7 f ; Lu. ix. 1 f: cp. §77.

¹ And <calling near his twelve´ disciples> he gave them authority over impure spirits, — so as to be casting them out, and curing every´ disease､ and every´ infirmity. ² Now |the twelve´ apostles´ names|^[63] are these: — First Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, — And James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother; ³ Philip, and Bartholomew, — Thomas, and Matthew, the tax-collector ; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thadseus ; ⁴ Simon, the zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also delivered him up. ⁵ |These twelve| Jesus sent forth, charging them, saying: — |Into any way to the nations| do not depart, — And |into any city of Samaritans| do not enter; ⁶ But be going, rather､ unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.^[64]

⁷ And |as ye go| proclaim, saying, The kingdom of the heavens hath drawn near!^{[65] 8} Be curing |the sick|､ raising |the dead|,— cleansing |lepers|, casting out |demons|:^[66] ||Freely|| ye have |received| |freely| ||give||. ⁹ Ye may procure — neither gold､ nor silver､ nor copper､ for your belts, — ¹⁰ neither satchel for journey､ nor two´ tunics, nor sandals､ nor staff;^[67] For |worthy| is the labourer, of his mainten- ance. ¹¹ And <into whatsoever city or village ye enter> Search out who in it is |worthy|, And |there| abide, till ye go forth. ¹² And <as ye enter the house> salute it; ¹³ And <if the house be worthy> Let your peace come upon it, But <if it be not worthy> Let your peace, unto you, return. ¹⁴ And <whosoevor shall neither welcome you nor hear your words> |As ye go forth､ outside that house or city| Shake off the dust of your feet: ¹⁵ |Verily| I say unto you, — |More tolerablel will it be, ||for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment|| Than for |that| city!^{[68] 16} Lo! ||I|| send you forth, as sheep amidst wolves; Become ye therefore — Prudent, as serpents, and simple､^[69] as doves.

¹⁷ But beware of men; — For they will deliver you up into high- councils, And |in their synagogues| will they scourge you, — ¹⁸ And I before both governors and kings| shall ye be brought |for my sake| — ||For a witness to them and the nations||. ¹⁹ And <when they deliver you up> Be not anxious, how or what ye shall speak, For it shall be given you, in that´ hour, what ye shall speak; ²⁰ For it is not |ye| who are speaking. But |the Spirit of your Father| that is speaking in you. ²¹ And |brother| will deliver up |brother| unto death, And ||father|| ||child||, — And |children| will rise up |against parents|, ||And will put them to death||. ²² And ye will be hated by all, because of my name, — But ||he that endureth throughout|| |the same| shall be saved.^{[70] 23} And <when they persecute you in this city> flee into another, — For |verily| I say unto you, |In nowise shall ye finish the cities of Israel| Till ||the Son of Man|| come. ²⁴ A |disciple|^[71] 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|^[72] 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|^[73] are not able to kill. But fear, rather, him who is able |both soul and body| to destroy in gehenna!^{[74] 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^[75] |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|^[76]; 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||^{[77] 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^[78] and follow after me> Is not |worthy| of me. ³⁹ |He that hath found his life|^[79] 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||.^[80] <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||>^[81] |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^[82] 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, —^[83] And |the dead| are raised. And |the destitute| are told the joyful tidings^[84] ; 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.^{[85] 11} |Verily| I say unto you — There hath not arisen |among such as are born of women| ||a greater than John the Immerser||, — Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/19 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/20 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/21 ²⁷But who from among you^ being anxious^ can add to his stature one cubit ? ²⁸And |about clothing| why are ye anxious? Consider well the lilies of the field, how they grow, — They toil not neither do they spin; ²⁹And yet, I say unto you, ||Not even Solomon, in all his glory|| was arrayed like |one of these|! ³⁰Now <if the grass of the field— which |to-day| is, and ||to-morrow|| |into an oven| is cast — God thus adorneth> Not much rather |you| little of faith? ³¹Do not then be anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or Wherewithal shall we be arrayed? ³²For ||all these things|| |the nations| seek after, — For your heavenly Father |knoweth] that ye are needing |all' these things]. ³³But be seeking first, the kingdom and its righteousness, — And |all these things| shall be added unto you. ³⁴Do not, then, be anxious for the morrow ; |For the morrow| will be anxious |for itself|: |Sufficient for the day| is the evil thereof. ¹Judge not, that ye be not judged; — ²For <with what judgment ye judge> shall ye be judged, — And <with what measure ye mete> shall it be measured unto you. ³Why, moreover, beholdest thou the mote, in the eye of thy brother, — While |the beam' in thine own' eye| thou dost not consider? ⁴Or how wilt thou say unto thy brother. Let me cast the mote out of thine eye, — When lo! ||a beam|| is in thine own' eye? ⁵Hypocrite! cast first |out of thine own eye| ||the beam||, — And |then| shalt thou see clearly to cast the mote, out of the eye of thy brother. ⁶Do not give what is holy unto dogs. Neither cast ye your pearls before swine, — Lest once they trample |them| down with their feat. And, turning, tear ||you||. ⁷Be asking, and it shall be given you, Be seeking, and ye shall find, — Be knocking, and it shall be opened unto you. ⁸For |whosoever asketh| receiveth. And |he that seeketh| findeth, — And |to him that knocketh| shall it be opened. ⁹Or what man |from among yourselves|, Whom his son shall ask for a loaf, — |A stone| will give him? ¹⁰Or |a fish also| shall ask, — |A serpent| will give him? ¹¹<If then ||ye|| being |evil| know how |good gifts| to be giving unto your children> ||How much more|| will |your Father who is in the heavens| give good things to them that ask |him|? ¹²<Whatsoever things, therefore, ye would, that men be doing unto you> ||So|| be ||ye also|| doing |unto them|, — For |this| is the law and the prophets. ¹³Enter^[86] ye in at |the narrow' gate|; Because broad and roomy is the way^[87] that leadeth unto destruction, — And |many| are they who enter thereby : ¹⁴Because |narrow| is the gate, and |confined| the way, that leadeth unto life, — And |few| are they who find |it|. ¹⁵Beware of false prophets, Who come unto you in clothing of sheep, — While |within| they are ravening wolves. ¹⁶|By their fruits|^[88] shall ye find |them| out, — Unless perhaps men gather — <From thorns> grapes! Or <from thistles> figs! ¹⁷So ||every good tree|| |fine fruit| produceth, — Whereas ||the worthless' tree|| |evil fruit| produceth : ¹⁸It is |impossible| for a ||goodtree|| to be bearing |evil fruit|. Neither doth ||a worthless tree|| produce |fine fruit|. ¹⁹||Every' tree that beareth not fine fruit||^[89] Is hewn down, and |into fire| is cast. ²⁰After all then |by their fruits| shall ye find |them| out. ²¹||Not every one that saith unto me. Lord I Lord!|| shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, — But he that doeth the will of my Father who is in the heavens. ²²|Many| will say unto me, in |that| day, Lord! Lord!^[90] did we not in thy name prophesy,^[91] And |in thy name| cast |demons| out, — And |in thy name| ||many works of power|| perform? ²³And |then| will I confess unto them, |Never| have I acknowledged^[92] you, — Depart from me^ ye workers of lawlessness!^{[93] 24}<Every one, therefore, who heareth [these] my words, and doeth them>^[94] Shall be likened to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock; ²⁵And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and rushed against that house, and it fell not; For it had been founded upon the rock. ²⁶<And every one who heareth these my words, and doeth them not> Shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand; ²⁷And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and dashed 52 And |he| said unto them — ||Wherefore|| (every' scribe, discipled unto the kingdom of the heavens] is like unto a householder^ who putteth forth out of his treasure, things new and old.

§ 42. Offence at the Carpenter's Son. Mk. vii. 2-6 : cp. Jn. vi. 42.

53 And it came to pass <when Jesus had finished these parables> he removed from thence ; 54 and <coming into his own city> began teaching them in their synagogue, so that with astonishment were they being struck, and were saying — ||Whence|| hath |this one| this wisdom, and the mighty works ? 55 Is not |this one| the carpenter's ||son||? Is not |his mother| called Mary, and are not his brethren — James and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas ? as and ||his sisters|| are they not all with us? ||Whence|| then hath |this one| all these things ? 57 And they began to find cause of stumbling in him.» But |Jesus| said unto them — A prophet *> is not without honour, save in his <= city, and in his house. 58 And he did not, there, many mighty works, because of their unbelief. § 43. John the Immerser Beheaded. Mk. vi. 14-29 ; Lu. ix. 7-9. 1 |In that' season| heard Herod the tetrarch, the fame of Jesus: ^and he said unto his servants — ' |This] is John the Immerser, — ]He) hath arisen from the dead, |For this cause] are the powers working mightily within him. 'For |Herod] seizing John, had bound him, and |in prison]'* put him away, — because of Hero- dias, the wife of Philip his brother; *for John had been saying to him. It is not allowed thee, to have her. 6 And desiring ]to kill] him, he feared the mul- titude, because ]as a prophet] they held him.«  6 But <a birthday feast of Herod taking place> the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod; 'wherefore ]with an oath] he promised to give her, whatsoever she should ask for herself; *'and ]she] being led on by her mother, — Give me (saith stie) here, dpon a charger, the head of John the Immerser. • And the king ] though grieved] yet <because of the oaths and theguests> ordered it to be given ;

• and sent and beheaded John in the prison.

11 And his head was brought upon a charger, and given unto the maiden, and she brought it to her mother. 12 And his dis- ciples ]going near] bare away the corpse, and buried him, and came and brought tidings unto Jesus. • Ch:ip. xi. B. I" Jn. n. 44; Lu. iv 24. 'Oi'WH): "his own." <i Lu. lU. 19, 20. •Chap. xxi. 26; Mk. xt 32; Lu. xz. 6. § 44. Five Thousand fed. Mk. vi. 32-34; Lu. ix. 10-17 ; Jn. vi. 1-13. 13 And Jesus ]hearing it] retired from thence in a boat, into a desert place, ]apart], — and the multitudes ]hearing of it] followed him on foot from the cities. "And ]comiug forth] he saw a great multitude, — and was moved with compassion "■ over th*'m, and 3ured their sick. 15 And ]evening] arriving, the disciples came unto him, saying — The place is ]a desert], and ]the hour] hath already -assed, — dismiss the multitudes, that they may go away into the villages, an< buy themselves food. 16 But jJesus] said unto them, ]No need] have they to go away, — give ]ye) them to eat. IT But ]they] say unto him — We have nothing here, save five' loaves and two' fishes. 18 But ]he] said— Bring ]them] tome, here. 19 And <giving orders that the multitudes should recline upon the grass, — taking the five' loaves and the two' fishes, — lookiiig up into the heaven> he blessed ; and, breaking, gave ]the disciples] the loaves, and the disciples unto the multitude. 20 And they did all eat, and were filled, — and they took up the remainder of the broken pieces, twelve' baskets ]full]. ^1 And ]they who did eat] were about five thousand |men|, besides women and children. § 45. Jestut walks upon the Lake. Mk. vi. 45-56 ; Jn. vi. 16-21. 22 And [straightway] constrained he the disciples to enter into a « boat, and be going before him unto the other side, while he dismissed the mul- titudes. 23 And, dismissing the multitudes, he went up into the ^ mountain, apart, to pray, — and when ]evening] came, ]alone] was he ]there]. ^-t Now ]!the boat]] ]still many furlongs from the land] was holding off,'- being distressed by the waves, — for Ithe wind] was ]contrary]. 25 And ]in the fourth' watch of the night] he came unto them, walking upon the sea. 26 And ]the disciples] seeing him ||upon the lake walk- ing]] were troubled, — saying — It is ]a ghostj ;<■ and ]by reason of their fear] they cried ojit. 27 And ]straightwayl Jesus « spake unto them, saying — Take courage ! it is ill, — ^e not afraid. 28 And ] making answer] Peter said unto him, — Lord ! if it is llthou]] bid me !ome unto thee, upon the waters. 29 And ]hej said- Come ! And, descending from the boat, Peter walked upon the waters, and came •> unto Jesus. ^ But •Chap. ix. 36. t> Or add (WH) : " there- fore." c Or(WH): "f e." ■i Ace. to Heb. idiom, perh. = "a." « Or ( VVH): " the boat was still in the midst of the spa." f Gr. phantasma, " phan- rniii,"' "apparition." eOr(WHi: -he." fcOrCWH): "t ■ come." Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/24 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/25 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/26 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/27 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/28 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/29 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/30 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/31 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/32 30 For ||in the resurrection|| they neither marry, nor are given in marriage. But |as messengers in the heaven| are they. 31 But ||as touching the resurrection of the dead|| — Have ye not read what was spoken unto you by God, saying — 32 |I| am the God of Abraham^ and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?" He is not God |of the dead| but ||of the living||. 33 And |the multitudes| hearing, were being struck with astonishment at his teaching. § 73. The Greatest Commandment. Mk. xii. 28-31 ; Lu. x. 25-27. 34 Now |the Pharisees| <hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees> were brought together with one accord; 35 and one from among them, a lawyer |proposed a question| putting him to the test : 36 Teacher! |which commandment| is greatest in the law? 37 And |he| said unto him — Thou shall love the Lord thy God — with all' thy heart and with all' thy soul, and with all' thy mind : *>- 38 |This| is the great and first commandment. 39 ||The second like it|| is |this| ; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.'^ 40 ||In these two' commandments|| |all'the law| is contained, |and the prophets). § 74. David's Son and Lord. Mk. xii. 35-37; Lu. xx. 41-44. 41 Now <the Pharisees having come together> Jesus questioned them, saying — 42 How |to you! doth it seem, |concerning the Christ| ? |Whose son| is he ? They say unto him — David's. 43 He saith unto them — How then doth |David, in spirit| call him |Lord|, saying — 44 The Lord hath said unto my Lord, — Sit thou on my right hand. Until I make thy foes thy footstool ?^ 45 <If then |David| calleth him |Lord|> |How| is he |his son|? 46 And |no one| was able to answer him a word, neither durst anyone ||from that' day|| question him |any more|. § 75. Alas for the Scribes and Pharisees. 23 |Then, Jesus spake unto the multitudes and unto his disciples, 2 saying — |Upon Moses' seat| have sat down, the Scribes and the Pharisees : 3 <|A11 things| therefore, whatsoever they tell you> do and observe, — But |according to their works| do ye not, For they |say|, and do not |perform|. 4 But they bind together heavy burdens,^ And lay upon men's shoulders,

Whereas ||they|| |with their finger| are not willing to move them.^ 5 But |all their works| they do, |to be gazed at by men|, — For they make broad their amulets. And make large their fringes, 6 And dearly love the first couch in the chief meals. And the first seats in the synagogues, 7 And the salutations in the market-places. And to be called by men, Rabbi. 8 But |ye|— do not be called Rabbi, — For |one| is your Teacher, And |all' ye| are brethren ; 9 And |father| be none of you called |upon the earth|. For |one| is your Father |the Heavenly| ; 10 Neither be called leaders, For |your leader| is one |the Christ|; 11 And |the greatest of you| shall be to you |a minister|; 12 And ||whoever shall exalt himself|| shall be |abased|. And |whoever shall abase himself| shall be ||exalted||»' [13]" 14 But alas for you. Scribes and Pharisees, ||hypocrites|| ; Because ye are locking up the kingdom of the heavens before men,^ For |ye| are not entering, Neither |them who are entering| suffer ye to enter. 15 Alas for you. Scribes and Pharisees, ||hypo- crites|| : Because ye compass sea and dry land, to make one' convert, — And |when it is done| ye make him a son of gehenna ||twofold more than ye||. 16 Alas for you, blind guides ! that say — <Whosoever shall swear by the Temple> it is |nothing|. But <whosoever shall swear by the gold of the Temple> is bound : 17 Foolish and blind ! for which is |greater|, The gold, or the Temple that hath hal- lowed the gold ? 18 And <whosoever shall swear by the altar> it is |nothing|, But < whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it> is bound : 19 Blind ! '^ for which is greater The gift, or the altar that halloweth the gift? ~ 20 <He therefore that hath sworn by the altar> Sweareth by it, and by all that is upon it; 21 And <he that hath sworn by the Temple> Sweareth by it, and by him who dwelleth «  therein ; 22 And <he that hath sworn by heaven> Sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who sitteth thereupon. Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/34 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/35 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/36 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/37 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/38 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/39 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/40 Page:The Emphasised Bible - Vol 4.djvu/41 were thrown into a commotion, and became as dead men. ^ But the messenger^ |answering| said unto the women — Be not |ye| afraid ! For I know that |Jesus the crucifled| ye are seeking : 6 He is not here, for he hath arisen^ as he said. Come ! see the place where he lay ; 7 And ||quickly going| tell his disciples — He hath arisen from the dead, And lo! he is going before you into Galilee ; — |There| shall ye yourselves see him: Lo! I have told you. 8 And <departiug quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy> " they ran to bring tidings unto his disciples. ^ And lo 1 |Jesus| met them, saying — • Joy to you ! And itheyl going forward^ held his feet, and worshipped him. i" |Then| Jesus saith unto them — Be not afraid I Go your way^ bear tidings unto my brethren, that they may depart into Galilee ; And |there| shall they themselves see me. § 92. The Story of the Soldiers. 11 Now as they were |goiug| lo ! |certain of the guard| went into the city and reported unto the High-priests all the things that had come to pass ; 12 and <being gathered together with the » Or : " great fear and joy. " Elders and taking coun8el> sufllcient » pieces of silverl gave they unto the soldiers, — i^ saying — Say ye^ ||His disciples] | coming |by night| stole him || while we were sleeping] | ; 1* And <if this be reported unto the governor> 1 1 well willpersuadehim, and will make |you| ||free from care||. 15 And I they I taking the pieces of silver^ did as they were instructed. And this account was spread abroad among the Jews , . , until this [very] day. § 93. The Great Commission. Mk. xvi. 15-20 ; Lu. xxiv. 44-49 ; Jn. xx. 21-23. 16 And |the eleven' disciplesi went into Galilee, unto the mountain which |Jesus| had appointed them ; i' and^ seeing him^ they worshipped, i" but |some| ||doubted||. is And Jesus |coming near I spake unto them, saying — All' authority^ in heaven and on earth, hath been given unto me ; 19 Go ye, therefore, and disciple all' the nations. Immersing" them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, — 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatso- ever I myself have commanded you, And lo! |Ij am |with you|, all the days, until the conclusion of the age.* «Or: "a good many," "sufBcient" — i.e., to se- cure their purpose. •> Or : " bowed themselves down." <: Ap : " Immerse." <" Ap: "Age."

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK. § 1. The Forerunner. Mt. iii. 1-12 ; Lu. iii. 3-17. 1 Beginningoftheglad-messageof JesusChrist.a » <According as it is written in Isaiah the pro- phet — Lo! I send my messenger before thy face ^ Who shall prepare thy way,—'^ i> A voice of one crying aloud — [In the wilderness] prepare ye the way of the Lord, Straight be m,aking /)!> pa</i.s>>:

• John the Immerser came, |in the wildernes3|

proclaiming an immersion of repentance, for"* remission of sins; s and there were going out unto him all' the Judrea' country, and all' they of Jerusalem, and were being immersed by him, in »Or add (WH): "Son of vll. 27. God." <= Is. xl. 3. b Mai. tit. 1; Mt. il. 10; Lu. << Or : " into the Jordan' river, openly confessing their sins ; 6 and John was clothed with camel's-hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and was eating locusts and wilu honey; ' and he proclaimed, saying- He that is mightier than I cometh after [me]. Of whom I am not worthy to stoop and un- loose the strap of his sandals : 8 ||I|| have immersed you | with water |, — ||Hei| will immerse you | with the Holy Spiritj. §2. The Immersion. Mt. iii. 13-17; Lu. iii. 21,22. 9 And it came to pass, in those' days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was im- mersed into the Jordan by John ; "> And < I straightway I as ho was coming up out of the water> he saw the heavens rending asunder, and |the Spirit, as a dove| descending

1. Ap: "Christ."
2. Ap: "Messenger."
3. Ap: "Jesus."
4. He is the one!
5. Ml: "the "; but prob. (allowing for for Heb. Idiom) better "a."
6. Is. vii. 14.
7. Lu. ii. 7, 21.
8. Mi.v. 2.
9. Ap: "Shepherd."
10. Ho. xi. 1.
11. Jer. xxxi. 15.
12. Ap: "Soul."
13. Cp. Exo. iv. 19.
14. Ap: "Immerse."
15. What has drawn near may recede: cp. chap. xxi.
16. Is. xl. 3.
17. Or: "who gave you the hint?"
18. Em. doubtful owing to vr
19. Mk. ix. 50; Lu. xiv. 34, 35.
20. Ml.: "for nothing hath it strength any more."
21. Ap.
22. Exo. xx. 13; Deu. v. 17.
23. Ap: "Gehenna."
24. Exo. xx. 14; Deu. v. 18.
25. Chap. xviii. 9; Mk. ix. 47.
26. Chap. xviii. 8; Mk ix. 43.
27. Deu. xxiv. 1.
28. Chap. xix. 9; Mk. x. 11, 12; Lu. xvi. 18.
29. Ml: "harlotry."
30. Lev. xix. 12.
31. Nu. xxx. 2; (Deu. xxiii. 21),
32. Ja. v. 12.
33. Is. lxvi. 1.
34. Ps. xlviii. 2.
35. Exo. xxi. 24; Lev. xxiv. 20; Deu. xix. 21;
36. Lu. vi. 29,30.
37. Lu. xiii. 24.
38. Or (WH): "wide is the gate and roomy the way."
39. Lu. vi. 43, 44.
40. Chap. iii. 10.
41. Lu. vi. 46. 47.
42. Jer. xxvii. 15; xiv. 14.
43. Or : "approved." Ap: "Know"
44. Ps vi. 8.
45. Lu. vi. 47, 49.
46. Lev. xiii. 49; xiv 2-20.
47. Mal. i. 11; Is. lix. 19.
48. Lu. xiii. 28, 29.
49. As if sprung from it: Exo. xix. 5, 6; cp. Ac. iii. 25.
50. Is. liii. 4.
51. Graphic! wave after wave swept over it.
52. Ml : "What to us and to thee?"
53. Ml: "is"
54. Ho. vi. 6.
55. Or(WH): "fast much."
56. Cp. chap. viii. 12 n.
57. Neos = newly made.
58. Kainos = fresh.
59. Chap. XX. 29 f.
60. Chap. xii. 22; Lu. xi 14.
61. Nu. xxvii. 17; Eze. xxxiv. 5.
62. Lu x. 2.
63. Mk. iii. 16-19; Lu. vi. 14-16; Ac. i. 13.
64. Nu. xxvii. 17; Eze. xxxiv. 5.
65. Lu. x. 9.
66. Signs of the promised kingdom: He. vi. 5.
67. Lu. x. 4-11.
68. Chap. xi. 24; Lu. x 12.
69. Or ; " pure " — without foreign admixture.
70. Chap. xxiv. 4-14.
71. Lu. vi. 40; Jn xiii. 16.
72. Lu. viii. 17; xii. 2-9; Mk. iv. 22.
73. Ap: "Soul."
74. Ap: "Gehenna."
75. 2 Tim. ii. 12.
76. Lu. xii. 51-53.
77. Mi. vil. 6.
78. Chap xvi. 24-26; Mk. viii. 34, 35; Lu. ix. 23, 24.
79. Com: "Soul."
80. Mk. ix. 37; Lu. ix. 48; Jn. xiii. 20.
81. Mk. x. 41.
82. "Different" In kind, not merely "another" Individual: a "different one" might have kept John out of prison. But cp. xvii. 11, 12.
83. Is. xxxv. 5, 6.
84. Is. lxi. 1.
85. Mal. iii. 1; Mk. i. 2; Lu. vii. 27.
86. Lu. xiii. 24.
87. Or (WH): "wide is the gate and roomy the way."
88. Lu. vi. 43, 44.
89. Chap. iii. 10.
90. Lu. vi. 46, 47.
91. Jer. xxvii. 15; xiv. 14.
92. Or : "approved." Ap: "Know."
93. Ps vi. 8.
94. Lu. vi. 47, 49.