Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.


Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.


For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.


In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.


And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,


And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:


And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.


So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?


Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.


Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.


Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.


Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,


The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.


For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.


¶ Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?


And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?


And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.


Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.


Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.


And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.


Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.


I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.


¶ Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.


And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.


And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.


And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.


Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.


Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?


And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.


And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.


In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;


And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.


Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?


And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.


The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.


And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.


Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.


¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,


Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;


Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;


And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:


Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.


And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.


And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.


And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;


When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,


And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?


¶ Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,


Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?


And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?


Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?


¶ And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,


Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:


And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.


But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.


Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.


Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:


But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.


Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,


Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.


Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.


Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.


And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.


Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.


Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;


And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.


¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.


For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.


But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.


For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.


And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.


For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:


So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.


¶ These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:


And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.


¶ And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,


Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.


Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:


And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.


Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.


Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.


The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.


And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.


And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.


Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.


Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.


And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.


And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.


And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.


¶ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.


And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.


As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.


¶ Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;


When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.


And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.


The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.


And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.


For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.


Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.


For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.


Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.


Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.


¶ And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.


And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.


And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.


I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.


And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.


I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them.


And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.


And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.


Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.


Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.


¶ There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.


Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;


Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.


For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour’s hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.


And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.


Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.


Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.


¶ And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.


And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD.


And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.


And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.


Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.


¶ And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.


For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.


Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.


The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.


Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.


¶ And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.


In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.


And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.


¶ In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.


The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah.


In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.


¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.


And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.


In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.


And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;


The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;


All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.


In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.


¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.


And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.


And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:


But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.


And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.


¶ Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.


And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.


And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.


Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.


For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.


Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.


¶ And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.


And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.


And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:


But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.


And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.


And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.


All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.


And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.


¶ And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.


And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.


And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.


And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.


¶ And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.


And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.


And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.


This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.


¶ In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar.


Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.


The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.


I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,


And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.


Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.


And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the border of Israel.


¶ A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?


Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.


And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.


And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts.


Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.


For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.


¶ But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.


Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.


But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.


And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.


If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.


Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.


And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.


My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.


The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.


For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.


But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.


Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.


Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?


¶ Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.


The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.


And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.


¶ Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.


And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.


For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.


¶ Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?


Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.


But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:


And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.


Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.


And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.


For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.


¶ Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?


¶ Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.


Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.


Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.


And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.


And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.


¶ Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?


Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?


And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.


¶ Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.


And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.


Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.


For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.


¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.


And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.


¶ Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.


¶ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:


And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.


The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.


Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;


And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;


And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;


And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;


And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;


And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;


And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;


And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;


And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;


And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:


And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;


And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;


And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;


And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;


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


So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.


¶ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.


Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.


But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.


And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.


Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,


Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.


Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:


And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.


Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,


Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.


When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.


And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.


And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,


And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.


Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.


And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.


When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.


When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.


¶ And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.


And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.


And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.


When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:


And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.


¶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.


Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,


In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.


¶ But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,


Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.


And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.


But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:


And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.


In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,


And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.


For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.


And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.


Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,


And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.


¶ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?


Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:


And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.


And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.


I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:


Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.


¶ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.


But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?


And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.


And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:


And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.


Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.


And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.


And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.


But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.


Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,


And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.


Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.


Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;


And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.


Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.


Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.


¶ Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;


And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:


That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,


The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;


The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.


¶ From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.


¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.


And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.


And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.


And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.


And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.


¶ And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.


And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.


And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.


And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:


And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,


Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.


Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.


Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.


Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.


Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.


Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.


Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.


Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.


Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.


Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.


¶ Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.


Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.


Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.


Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.


¶ Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.


For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.


Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.


For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.


¶ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:


But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.


Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;


Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.


Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.


Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.


¶ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:


But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.


And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.


And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.


It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:


But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.


¶ Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:


But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:


Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.


Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.


But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.


¶ Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:


But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.


And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.


And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.


Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.


¶ Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.


But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;


That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.


For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?


And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?


Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.


Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.


Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.


But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:


That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.


¶ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.


But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.


But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.


Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.


After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.


Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.


Give us this day our daily bread.


And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.


And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.


For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:


But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.


¶ Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.


But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;


That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.


¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:


But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:


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


The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.


But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!


¶ No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.


Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?


Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?


Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?


And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:


And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.


Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?


Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?


(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.


But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.


Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.


Judge not, that ye be not judged.


For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.


And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?


Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?


Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.


¶ Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.


¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:


For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.


Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?


Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?


If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?


Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.


¶ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:


Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.


¶ Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.


Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?


Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.


A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.


Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.


Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.


¶ Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.


Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?


And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.


¶ Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:


And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.


And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:


And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.


And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:


For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.


When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.


And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.


And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.


And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.


¶ And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,


And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.


And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.


The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.


For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.


When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.


And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.


But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.


And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.


¶ And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.


And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.


¶ When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:


That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.


¶ Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.


And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.


And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.


And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.


But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.


¶ And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.


And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.


And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.


And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.


But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!


¶ And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.


And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?


And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.


So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.


And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.


And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.


And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.


And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.


And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.


And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.


And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?


For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?


But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.


And he arose, and departed to his house.


But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.


¶ And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.


¶ And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.


And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?


But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.


But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.


¶ Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?


And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber 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 came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.


And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.


¶ And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:


For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.


But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.


And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,


He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.


But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.


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? 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 the devils.


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 against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.


Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;


Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;


Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.


These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:


But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.


And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.


Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.


Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,


Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.


And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.


And when ye come into an house, salute it.


And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.


And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.


Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.


¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.


But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;


And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.


But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.


For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.


And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.


And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.


But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.


The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.


It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?


Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.


What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.


And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.


Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.


But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.


Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.


Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.


But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.


Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.


For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.


And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.


He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.


And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.


He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.


¶ He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.


He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.


And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.


And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.


Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,


And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?


Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:


The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.


And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.


¶ And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?


But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.


But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.


For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.


Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.


And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.


For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.


And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.


He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.


¶ But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,


And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.


For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.


The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.


¶ Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:


Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.


But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.


And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.


But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.


¶ At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.


Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.


All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.


¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.


Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.


For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.


At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.


But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.


But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;


How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?


Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?


But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.


But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.


For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.


And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:


¶ And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.


And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?


How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.


Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.


¶ Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.


But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;


And charged them that they should not make him known:


That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,


Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.


He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.


A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.


And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.


¶ Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.


And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?


But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.


And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:


And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?


And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.


But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.


Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.


He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.


¶ Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.


And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.


Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.


O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.


A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.


But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.


For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.


¶ Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.


But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:


For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.


The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.


The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.


When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.


Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.


Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.


¶ While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.


Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.


But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?


And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!


For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.


The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.


And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.


And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;


And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:


Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:


And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.


And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:


But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.


Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.


And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?


He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.


For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.


Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.


And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:


For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.


But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.


For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.


¶ Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.


When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.


But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;


Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.


He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.


But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.


¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:


But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.


But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.


So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?


He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?


But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.


Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.


¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:


Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.


¶ Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.


All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:


That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.


Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.


He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;


The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;


The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.


As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.


The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;


And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.


Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.


¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.


¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:


Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.


¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:


Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.


So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,


And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.


Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.


Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.


¶ And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.


And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?


Is not this 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. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.


And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.


At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,


And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.


¶ For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.


For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.


And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.


But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.


Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.


And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.


And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.


And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.


And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.


And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.


¶ When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.


And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.


¶ And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.


But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.


And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.


He said, Bring them hither to me.


And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.


And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.


And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.


¶ And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.


And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.


But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.


And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.


And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.


But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.


And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.


And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.


But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.


And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?


And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.


Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.


¶ And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.


And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;


And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.


Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,


Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.


But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?


For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.


But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;


And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.


Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,


This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.


But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.


¶ And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:


Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.


Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?


But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.


Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.


Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.


And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?


Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?


But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.


For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:


These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.


¶ Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.


And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.


But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.


But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.


Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.


But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.


And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.


Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.


And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.


And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:


Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.


¶ Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.


And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?


And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.


And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.


And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.