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SAINT MATTHEW

Chapter 1

The genealogy of Christ: he is conceived and born of a virgin.

1:1. The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the

son of Abraham:

1:2. Abraham begot Isaac. And Isaac begot Jacob. And Jacob begot Judas

and his brethren.

1:3. And Judas begot Phares and Zara of Thamar. And Phares begot Esron.

And Esron begot Aram.

1:4. And Aram begot Aminadab. And Aminadab begot Naasson. And Naasson

begot Salmon.

1:5. And Salmon begot Booz of Rahab. And Booz begot Obed of Ruth. And

Obed begot Jesse.

1:6. And Jesse begot David the king. And David the king begot Solomon,

of her that had been the wife of Urias.

1:7. And Solomon begot Roboam. And Roboam begot Abia. And Abia begot

Asa.

1:8. And Asa begot Josaphat. And Josaphat begot Joram. And Joram begot

Ozias.

1:9. And Ozias begot Joatham. And Joatham begot Achaz. And Achaz begot

Ezechias.

1:10. And Ezechias begot Manasses. And Manasses begot Amon. And Amon

begot Josias.

1:11. And Josias begot Jechonias and his brethren in the transmigration

of Babylon.

1:12. And after the transmigration of Babylon, Jechonias begot

Salathiel. And Salathiel begot Zorobabel.

1:13. And Zorobabel begot Abiud. And Abiud begot Eliacim. And Eliacim

begot Azor.

1:14. And Azor begot Sadoc. And Sadoc begot Achim. And Achim begot

Eliud.

1:15. And Eliud begot Eleazar. And Eleazar begot Mathan. And Mathan

begot Jacob.

1:16. And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born

Jesus, who is called Christ.

The husband of Mary. . .The Evangelist gives us rather the pedigree of

St. Joseph, than that of the blessed Virgin, to conform to the custom

of the Hebrews, who in their genealogies took no notice of women; but

as they were near akin, the pedigree of the one sheweth that of the

other.

1:17. So all the generations from Abraham to David, are fourteen

generations. And from David to the transmigration of Babylon, are

fourteen generations: and from the transmigration of Babylon to Christ

are fourteen generations.

1:18. Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. When as his mother

Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found

with child, of the Holy Ghost.

1:19. Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing

publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately.

1:20. But while he thought on these things, behold the Angel of the

Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear

not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in

her, is of the Holy Ghost.

1:21. And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name

Jesus. For he shall save his people from their sins.

1:22. Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the Lord

spoke by the prophet, saying:

1:23. Behold a virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a son, and

they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with

us.

1:24. And Joseph rising up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had

commanded him, and took unto him his wife.

1:25. And he knew her not till she brought forth her first born son:

and he called his name Jesus.

Till she brought forth her firstborn son. . .From these words Helvidius

and other heretics most impiously inferred that the blessed Virgin Mary

had other children besides Christ; but St. Jerome shews, by divers

examples, that this expression of the Evangelist was a manner of

speaking usual among the Hebrews, to denote by the word until, only

what is done, without any regard to the future. Thus it is said,

Genesis 8. 6 and 7, that Noe sent forth a raven, which went forth, and

did not return till the waters were dried up on the earth. That is, did

not return any more. Also Isaias 46. 4, God says: I am till you grow

old. Who dare infer that God should then cease to be: Also in the first

book of Machabees 5. 54, And they went up to mount Sion with joy and

gladness, and offered holocausts, because not one of them was slain

till they had returned in peace. That is, not one was slain before or

after they had returned. God saith to his divine Son: Sit on my right

hand till I make thy enemies thy footstool. Shall he sit no longer

after his enemies are subdued? Yea and for all eternity. St. Jerome

also proves by Scripture examples, that an only begotten son, was also

called firstborn, or first begotten: because according to the law, the

firstborn males were to be consecrated to God; Sanctify unto me, saith

the Lord, every firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of

Israel, etc. Ex. 13. 2.

Chapter 2

The offerings of the wise men: the flight into Egypt: the massacre of

the Innocents.

2:1. When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of

king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem,

2:2. Saying: Where is he that is born king of the Jews? For we have

seen his star in the East, and are come to adore him.

2:3. And king Herod hearing this, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with

him.

2:4. And assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of

the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.

2:5. But they said to him: In Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written

by the prophet:

2:6. And thou Bethlehem the land of Juda art not the least among the

princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come forth the captain that

shall rule my people Israel.

2:7. Then Herod, privately calling the wise men learned diligently of

them the time of the star which appeared to them;

2:8. And sending them into Bethlehem, said: Go and diligently inquire

after the child, and when you have found him, bring me word again, that

I also may come and adore him.

2:9. Who having heard the king, went their way; and behold the star

which they had seen in the East, went before them, until it came and

stood over where the child was.

2:10. And seeing the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

2:11. And entering into the house, they found the child with Mary his

mother, and falling down they adored him: and opening their treasures,

they offered him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

2:12. And having received an answer in sleep that they should not

return to Herod, they went back another way into their country.

2:13. And after they were departed, behold an angel of the Lord

appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: Arise, and take the child and his

mother, and fly into Egypt: and be there until I shall tell thee. For

it will come to pass that Herod will seek the child to destroy him.

2:14. Who arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and

retired into Egypt: and he was there until the death of Herod:

2:15. That it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet,

saying: Out of Egypt have I called my son.

2:16. Then Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was

exceeding angry: and sending killed all the menchildren that were in

Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and

under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the

wise men.

2:17. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet,

saying:

2:18. A voice in Rama was heard, lamentation and great mourning; Rachel

bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are

not.

2:19. But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in

sleep to Joseph in Egypt,

2:20. Saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the

land of Israel. For they are dead that sought the life of the child.

2:21. Who arose, and took the child and his mother, and came into the

land of Israel.

2:22. But hearing that Archclaus reigned in Judea in the room of Herod

his father, he was afraid to go thither: and being warned in sleep

retired into the quarters of Galilee.

2:23. And coming he dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be

fulfilled which was said by the prophets: That he shall be called a

Nazarene.

Chapter 3

The preaching of John: Christ is baptized.

3:1. And in those days cometh John the Baptist preaching in the desert

of Judea.

3:2. And saying: Do penance: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Do penance. . .Paenitentiam agite. Which word, according to the use of

the scriptures and the holy fathers, does not only signify repentance

and amendment of life, but also punishing past sins by fasting, and

such like penitential exercises.

3:3. For this is he that was spoken of by Isaias the prophet, saying: A

voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make

straight his paths.

3:4. And the same John had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern

girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

3:5. Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the country

about Jordan:

3:6. And were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

3:7. And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his

baptism, he said to them: Ye brood of vipers, who hath shewed you to

flee from the wrath to come?

Pharisees and Sadducees. . .These were two sects among the Jews: of

which the former were for the most part notorious hypocrites; the

latter, a kind of freethinkers in matters of religion.

3:8. Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of penance.

3:9. And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our

father. For I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up

children to Abraham.

3:10. For now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree

therefore that doth not yield good fruit, shall be cut down, and cast

into the fire.

3:11. I indeed baptize you in water unto penance, but he that shall

come after me, is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear:

he shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and fire.

3:12. Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his

floor and gather his wheat into the barn; but the chaff he will burn

with unquenchable fire.

3:13. Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be

baptized by him.

3:14. But John stayed him, saying: I ought to be baptized by thee, and

comest thou to me?

3:15. And Jesus answering, said to him: Suffer it to be so now. For so

it becometh us to fulfil all justice. Then he suffered him.

3:16. And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and

lo, the heavens were opened to him: and he saw the Spirit of God

descending as a dove, and coming upon him.

3:17. And behold a voice from heaven saying: This is my beloved Son, in

whom I am well pleased.

Chapter 4

Christ's fast of forty days: He is tempted. He begins to preach, to

call disciples to him, and to work miracles.

4:1. Then Jesus was led by the spirit into the desert, to be tempted by

the devil.

4:2. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he

was hungry.

4:3. And the tempter coming said to him: If thou be the Son of God,

command that these stones be made bread.

4:4. Who answered and said: It is written, Not in bread alone doth man

live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.

4:5. Then the devil took him up into the holy city, and set him upon

the pinnacle of the temple,

4:6. And said to him: If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down, for

it is written: That he hath given his angels charge over thee, and in

their hands shall they bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy foot

against a stone.

4:7. Jesus said to him: It is written again: Thou shalt not tempt the

Lord thy God.

4:8. Again the devil took him up into a very high mountain, and shewed

him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them,

Shewed him, etc. . .That is, pointed out to him where each kingdom lay;

and set forth in words what was most glorious and admirable in each of

them. Or also set before his eyes, as it were in a large map, a lively

representation of all those kingdoms.

4:9. And said to him: All these will I give thee, if falling down thou

wilt adore me.

4:10. Then Jesus saith to him: Begone, Satan: for it is written: The

Lord thy God shalt thou adore, and him only shalt thou serve.

4:11. Then the devil left him; and behold angels came and ministered to

him.

4:12. And when Jesus had heard that John was delivered up, he retired

into Galilee:

4:13. And leaving the city Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capharnaum on

the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and of Nephthalim;

4:14. That it might be fulfilled which was said by Isaias the prophet:

4:15. Land of Zabulon and land of Nephthalim, the way of the sea beyond

the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:

4:16. The people that sat in darkness, hath seen great light: and to

them that sat in the region of the shadow of death, light is sprung up.

4:17. From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for

the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

4:18. And Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon

who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea

(for they were fishers).

4:19. And he saith to them: Come ye after me, and I will make you to be

fishers of men.

4:20. And they immediately leaving their nets, followed him.

4:21. 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.

4:22. And they forthwith left their nets and father, and followed him.

4:23. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues,

and preaching the gospel of the kingdom: and healing all manner of

sickness and every infirmity, among the people.

4:24. And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to him

all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and

such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had the

palsy, and he cured them:

4:25. And much people followed him from Galilee, and from Decapolis,

and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.

Chapter 5

Christ's sermon upon the mount. The eight beatitudes.

5:1. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he

was set down, his disciples came unto him.

5:2. And opening his mouth he taught them, saying:

5:3. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of

heaven.

The poor in spirit. . .That is, the humble; and they whose spirit is not

set upon riches.

5:4. Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land.

5:5. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

5:6. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they

shall have their fill.

5:7. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

5:8. Blessed are the clean of heart: they shall see God.

5:9. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children

of God.

5:10. Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for

theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

5:11. Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and

speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake:

5:12. Be glad and rejoice for your reward is very great in heaven. For

so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

5:13. You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour,

wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing anymore but to be

cast out, and to be trodden on by men.

5:14. You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain

cannot be hid.

5:15. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon

a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house.

5:16. So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good

works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

5:17. Do not think that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets.

I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

To fulfil. . .By accomplishing all the figures and prophecies; and

perfecting all that was imperfect.

5:18. For amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot, or

one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled.

Amen. . .That is, assuredly of a truth. . .This Hebrew word, amen, is

here retained by the example and authority of all the four Evangelists.

It is used by our Lord as a strong asseveration, and affirmation of the

truth.

5:19. He therefore that shall break one of these least commandments,

and shall so teach men shall be called the least in the kingdom of

heaven. But he that shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the

kingdom of heaven.

5:20. For I tell you, that unless your justice abound more than that of

the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter into the kingdom of

heaven.

The scribes and Pharisees. . .The scribes were the doctors of the law of

Moses: the Pharisees were a precise set of men, making profession of a

more exact observance of the law: and upon that account greatly

esteemed among the people.

5:21. You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not

kill. And whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment.

Shall be in danger of the judgment. . .That is, shall deserve to be

punished by that lesser tribunal among the Jews, called the Judgment,

which took cognizance of such crimes.

5:22. But I say to you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall

be in danger of the judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother,

Raca, shall be in danger of the council. And whosoever shall say, Thou

fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Raca. . .A word expressing great indignation or contempt. Shall be in

danger of the council. . .That is, shall deserve to be punished by the

highest court of judicature, called the Council, or Sanhedrim,

consisting of seventy-two persons, where the highest causes were tried

and judged, which was at Jerusalem. Thou fool. . .This was then looked

upon as a heinous injury, when uttered with contempt, spite, or malice:

and therefore is here so severely condemned. Shall be in danger of hell

fire. . .literally, according to the Greek, shall deserve to be cast

into the Gehenna of fire. Which words our Saviour made use of to

express the fire and punishments of hell.

5:23. If therefore thou offer thy gift at the altar, and there thou

remember that thy brother hath anything against thee;

5:24. Leave there thy offering before the altar, and go first to be

reconciled to thy brother, and then coming thou shalt offer thy gift.

5:25. Be at agreement with thy adversary betimes, whilst thou art in

the way with him: lest perhaps the adversary deliver thee to the judge,

and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into

prison.

5:26. Amen I say to thee, thou shalt not go out from thence till thou

repay the last farthing.

5:27. You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not

commit adultery.

5:28. But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust

after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.

5:29. And if thy right eye scandalize thee, pluck it out and cast it

from thee. For it is expedient for thee that one of thy members should

perish, rather than thy whole body be cast into hell.

Scandalize thee. . .That is, if it be a stumblingblock, or occasion of

sin to thee. By which we are taught to fly the immediate occasions of

sin, though they be as dear to us, or as necessary as a hand or an eye.

5:30. And if thy right hand scandalize thee, cut it off, and cast it

from thee: for it is expedient for thee that one of thy members should

perish, rather than that thy whole body go into hell.

5:31. And it hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him

give her a bill of divorce.

5:32. But I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife,

excepting the cause of fornication, maketh her to commit adultery: and

he that shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery.

5:33. Again you have heard that it was said to them of old, thou shalt

not forswear thyself: but thou shalt perform thy oaths to the Lord.

5:34. But I say to you not to swear at all, neither by heaven for it is

the throne of God:

Not to swear at all. . .It is not forbid to swear in truth, justice and

judgment; to the honour of God, or our own or neighbour's just defence:

but only to swear rashly, or profanely, in common discourse, and

without necessity.

5:35. Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool: nor by Jerusalem, for

it is the city of the great king:

5:36. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make

one hair white or black.

5:37. But let your speech be yea, yea: no, no: and that which is over

and above these, is of evil.

5:38. You have heard that it hath been said: An eye for an eye, and a

tooth for a tooth.

5:39. But I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on

thy right cheek, turn to him also the other:

Not to resist evil, etc. . .What is here commanded, is a Christian

patience under injuries and affronts, and to be willing even to suffer

still more, rather than to indulge the desire of revenge: but what is

further added does not strictly oblige according to the letter, for

neither did Christ nor St. Paul turn the other cheek. St. John 18., and

Acts 23.

5:40. And if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away

thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him.

5:41. And whosoever will force thee one mile, go with him other two.

5:42. Give to him that asketh of thee, and from him that would borrow

of thee turn not away.

5:43. You have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy

neighbour, and hate thy enemy.

5:44. But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate

you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you:

5:45. That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who

maketh his sun to rise upon the good, and bad, and raineth upon the

just and the unjust.

5:46. For if you love them that love you, what reward shall you have?

do not even the publicans this?

The publicans. . .These were the gatherers of the public taxes: a set of

men, odious and infamous among the Jews, for their extortions and

injustice.

5:47. And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more? do not

also the heathens this?

5:48. Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is

perfect.

Chapter 6

A continuation of the sermon on the mount.

6:1. Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by

them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in

heaven.

Your justice. . .that is, works of justice; viz., fasting, prayer, and

almsdeeds; which ought to be performed not out of ostentation, or a

view to please men, but solely to please God.

6:2. Therefore when thou dost an alms-deed, sound not a trumpet before

thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that

they may be honoured by men. Amen I say to you, they have received

their reward.

6:3. But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right

hand doth.

6:4. That thy alms may be in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret

will repay thee.

6:5. And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love to

stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they

may be seen by men: Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

6:6. But thou when thou shalt pray, enter into thy chamber, and having

shut the door, pray to thy Father in secret, and thy father who seeth

in secret will repay thee.

6:7. And when you are praying, speak not much, as the heathens. For

they think that in their much speaking they may be heard.

6:8. Be not you therefore like to them for your Father knoweth what is

needful for you, before you ask him.

6:9. Thus therefore shall you pray: Our Father who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

6:10. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

6:11. Give us this day our supersubstantial bread.

Supersubstantial bread. . .In St. Luke the same word is rendered daily

bread. It is understood of the bread of life, which we receive in the

Blessed Sacrament.

6:12. And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

6:13. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen.

Lead us not into temptation. . .That is, suffer us not to be overcome by

temptation.

6:14. For if you will forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father

will forgive you also your offences.

6:15. But if you will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive

you your offences.

6:16. And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. For they

disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I

say to you, they have received their reward.

6:17. But thou, when thou fastest anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

6:18. That thou appear not to men to fast, but to thy Father who is in

secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will repay thee.

6:19. Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and

moth consume, and where thieves break through, and steal.

6:20. But lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven: where neither the

rust nor moth doth consume, and where thieves do not break through, nor

steal.

6:21. For where thy treasure is, there is thy heart also.

6:22. The light of thy body is thy eye. If thy eye be single, thy whole

body shall be lightsome.

6:23. But if thy eye be evil thy whole body shall be darksome. If then

the light that is in thee, be darkness: the darkness itself how great

shall it be!

6:24. No man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one,

and love the other: or he will sustain the one, and despise the other.

You cannot serve God and mammon.

Mammon. . .That is, riches, worldly interest.

6:25. Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you

shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life

more than the meat: and the body more than the raiment?

6:26. Behold the birds of the air, for they neither sow, nor do they

reap, nor gather into barns: and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are

not you of much more value than they?

6:27. And which of you by taking thought, can add to his stature one

cubit?

6:28. And for raiment why are you solicitous? Consider the lilies of

the field, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin.

6:29. But I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was

arrayed as one of these.

6:30. And if the grass of the field, which is to day, and to morrow is

cast into the oven, God doth so clothe: how much more you, O ye of

little faith?

6:31. Be not solicitous therefore, saying: What shall we eat: or what

shall we drink, or wherewith shall we be clothed?

6:32. For after all these things do the heathens seek. For your Father

knoweth that you have need of all these things.

6:33. Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and

all these things shall be added unto you.

6:34. Be not therefore solicitous for to morrow; for the morrow will be

solicitous for itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.

Chapter 7

The third part of the sermon on the mount.

7:1. Judge not, that you may not be judged.

7:2. For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with

what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again.

7:3. And why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye; and

seest not the beam that is in thy own eye?

7:4. Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy

eye; and behold a beam is in thy own eye?

7:5. Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thy own eye, and

then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

7:6. Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls

before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and

turning upon you, they tear you.

7:7. Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock,

and it shall be opened to you.

7:8. For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh,

findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

7:9. Or what man is there among you, of whom if his son shall ask

bread, will he reach him a stone?

7:10. Or if he shall ask him a fish, will he reach him a serpent?

7:11. If you then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your

children: how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good

things to them that ask him?

7:12. All things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to

you, do you also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.

7:13. Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad

is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in

thereat.

7:14. How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that leadeth to

life: and few there are that find it!

7:15. Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of

sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

7:16. By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of

thorns, or figs of thistles?

7:17. Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil

tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

7:18. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil

tree bring forth good fruit.

7:19. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down,

and shall be cast into the fire.

7:20. Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.

7:21. Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the

kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in

heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.

7:22. Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have not we

prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many

miracles in thy name?

7:23. And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from

me, you that work iniquity.

7:24. Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them,

shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock,

7:25. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and

they beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded on a

rock.

7:26. And every one that heareth these my words and doth them not,

shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand,

7:27. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and

they beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall thereof.

7:28. And it came to pass when Jesus had fully ended these words, the

people were in admiration at his doctrine.

7:29. For he was teaching them as one having power, and not as the

scribes and Pharisees.

Chapter 8

Christ cleanses the leper, heals the centurion's servant, Peter's

mother-in-law, and many others: he stills the storm at sea, drives the

devils out of two men possessed, and suffers them to go into the swine.

8:1. And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes

followed him:

8:2. And behold a leper came and adored him, saying: Lord, if thou

wilt, thou canst make me clean.

8:3. And Jesus stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying: I will,

be thou made clean. And forthwith his leprosy was cleansed.

8:4. And Jesus saith to him: See thou tell no man: but go, shew thyself

to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a

testimony unto them.

8:5. And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a

centurion, beseeching him,

8:6. And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and

is grievously tormented.

8:7. And Jesus saith to him: I will come and heal him.

8:8. And the centurion, making answer, said: Lord, I am not worthy that

thou shouldst enter under my roof; but only say the word, and my

servant shall be healed.

8:9. For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me

soldiers; and I say to this, Go, and he goeth, and to another Come, and

he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

8:10. And Jesus hearing this, marvelled; and said to them that followed

him. Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel.

8:11. And I say to you that many shall come from the east and the west,

and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of

heaven:

8:12. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the

exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

8:13. And Jesus said to the centurion: Go, and as thou hast believed,

so be it done to thee. And the servant was healed at the same hour.

8:14. And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's

mother lying, and sick of a fever;

8:15. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose

and ministered to them.

8:16. And when evening was come, they brought to him many that were

possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word: and

all that were sick he healed:

8:17. That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet

Isaias, saying: He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.

8:18. And Jesus seeing great multitudes about him, gave orders to pass

over the water.

8:19. And a certain scribe came and said to him: Master, I will follow

thee whithersoever thou shalt go.

8:20. And Jesus saith to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of

the air nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

8:21. And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, suffer me first

to go and bury my father.

8:22. But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their

dead.

8:23. And when he entered into the boat, his disciples followed him:

8:24. And behold a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was

covered with waves, but he was asleep.

8:25. And they came to him, and awaked him, saying: Lord, save us, we

perish.

8:26. And Jesus saith to them: Why are you fearful, O ye of little

faith? Then rising up, he commanded the winds, and the sea, and there

came a great calm.

8:27. But the men wondered, saying: What manner of man is this, for the

winds and the sea obey him?

8:28. And when he was come on the other side of the water, into the

country of the Gerasens, there met him two that were possessed with

devils, coming out of the sepulchres, exceeding fierce, so that none

could pass by that way.

8:29. And behold they cried out, saying: What have we to do with thee,

Jesus Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

8:30. And there was, not far from them, a herd of many swine feeding.

8:31. And the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out hence,

send us into the herd of swine.

8:32. And he said to them: Go. But they going out went into the swine,

and behold the whole herd ran violently down a steep place into the

sea: and they perished in the waters.

8:33. And they that kept them fled: and coming into the city, told

every thing, and concerning them that had been possessed by the devils.

8:34. And behold the whole city went out to meet Jesus, and when they

saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their coast.

Chapter 9

Christ heals one sick of palsy: calls Matthew: cures the issue of

blood: raises to life the daughter of Jairus: gives sight to two blind

men: and heals a dumb man possessed by the devil.

9:1. And entering into a boat, he passed over the water and came into

his own city.

9:2. And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a

bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy:

Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

9:3. And behold some of the scribes said within themselves: He

blasphemeth.

9:4. And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said: Why do you think evil in

your hearts?

9:5. Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee: or to say,

Arise, and walk?

9:6. But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to

forgive sins, (then said he to the man sick of the palsy,) Arise, take

up thy bed, and go into thy house.

9:7. And he arose, and went into his house.

9:8. And the multitude seeing it, feared, and glorified God that gave

such power to men.

9:9. And when Jesus passed on from thence, he saw a man sitting in the

custom house, named Matthew; and he saith to him: Follow me. And he

arose up and followed him.

9:10. And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house,

behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his

disciples.

9:11. And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your

master eat with publicans and sinners?

9:12. But Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a

physician, but they that are ill.

9:13. Go then and learn what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not

sacrifice. For I am not come to call the just, but sinners.

9:14. Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the

Pharisees, fast often, but thy disciples do not fast?

9:15. And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the bridegroom mourn,

as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when

the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast.

Can the children of the bridegroom. . .This, by a Hebraism, signifies

the friends or companions of the bridegroom.

9:16. And nobody putteth a piece of raw cloth unto an old garment. For

it taketh away the fulness thereof from the garment, and there is made

a greater rent.

9:17. Neither do they put new wine into old bottles. Otherwise the

bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish. But

new wine they put into new bottles: and both are preserved.

9:18. As he was speaking these things unto them, behold a certain ruler

came up, and adored him, saying: Lord, my daughter is even now dead;

but come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

9:19. And Jesus rising up followed him, with his disciples.

9:20. And behold a woman who was troubled with an issue of blood twelve

years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment.

9:21. For she said within herself: If I shall touch only his garment, I

shall be healed.

9:22. But Jesus turning and seeing her, said: Be of good heart,

daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole

from that hour.

9:23. And when Jesus was come into the house of the ruler, and saw the

minstrels and the multitude making a rout,

9:24. He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And

they laughed him to scorn.

9:25. And when the multitude was put forth, he went in, and took her by

the hand. And the maid arose.

9:26. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that country.

9:27. And as Jesus passed from thence, there followed him two blind men

crying out and saying, Have mercy on us, O Son of David.

9:28. And when he was come to the house, the blind men came to him. And

Jesus saith to them, Do you believe, that I can do this unto you? They

say to him, Yea, Lord.

9:29. Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be

it done unto you.

9:30. And their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them,

saying, See that no man know this.

9:31. But they going out, spread his fame abroad in all that country.

9:32. And when they were gone out, behold they brought him a dumb man,

possessed with a devil.

9:33. And after the devil was cast out, the dumb man spoke, and the

multitudes wondered, saying, Never was the like seen in Israel.

9:34. But the Pharisees said, By the prince of devils he casteth out

devils.

9:35. And Jesus went about all the cities and towns, teaching in their

synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every

disease, and every infirmity.

9:36. And seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them: because

they were distressed, and lying like sheep that have no shepherd.

9:37. Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but

the labourers are few.

9:38. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth

labourers into his harvest.

Chapter 10

Christ sends out his twelve apostles, with the power of miracles. The

lessons he gives them.

10:1. And having called his twelve disciples together, he gave them

power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of

diseases, and all manner of infirmities.

10:2. And the names of the twelve Apostles are these: The first, Simon

who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,

10:3. James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and

Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican, and James the son of

Alpheus, and Thaddeus,

10:4. Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

10:5. These twelve Jesus sent: commanding them, saying: Go ye not into

the way of the Gentiles, and into the city of the Samaritans enter ye

not.

10:6. But go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

10:7. And going, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

10:8. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out

devils: freely have you received, freely give.

10:9. Do not possess gold, nor silver, nor money in your purses:

10:10. Nor scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor a

staff; for the workman is worthy of his meat.

10:11. And into whatsoever city or town you shall enter, inquire who in

it is worthy, and there abide till you go thence.

10:12. And when you come into the house, salute it, saying: Peace be to

this house.

10:13. And if that house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it; but

if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you.

10:14. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words: going

forth out of that house or city shake off the dust from your feet.

10:15. Amen I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of

Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

10:16. Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye

therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves.

Simple. . .That is, harmless, plain, sincere, and without guile.

10:17. But beware of men. For they will deliver you up in councils, and

they will scourge you in their synagogues.

10:18. And you shall be brought before governors, and before kings for

my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles:

10:19. But when they shall deliver you up, take no thought how or what