An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists Part 12

23 Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, 24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, while 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.

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

27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to l.u.s.t after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

29 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 h.e.l.l.

30 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 h.e.l.l.

31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 32 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.

33 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: 34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all: neither by heaven; for it is G.o.d's throne: 35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King: 36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head; because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

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

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

39 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.

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

41 And whosoever shall compel thee(145) to go a mile, go with him twain.

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

43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy: 44 But I say unto you, Love 27 But I say unto you which your enemies, bless them that hear, Love your enemies, do curse you, do good to them good to them which hate you, that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the _one cheek_, offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak, forbid not _to take thy_ coat also.

30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask _them_ not again.

45 That ye may be the children 31 And as ye would that men of your Father which is in should do to you, do ye also heaven: for he maketh his sun to them likewise.

to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

46 For if ye love them which 32 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? love you, what thank have ye?

do not even the publicans the for sinners also love those same? that love them.

47 And if ye salute your 33 And if ye do good to them brethren only, what do ye more which do good to you, what _than others_? do not even the thank have ye? for sinners publicans so? also do even the same.

34 And if ye lend _to them_ of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and _to_ the evil.

36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

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

CH. VI.

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.

2 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.

3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth; 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret, himself shall reward thee openly.

5 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.

6 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.

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

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

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

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as _it is_ in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

13 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.

14 For, if ye forgive men their trespa.s.ses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But, if ye forgive not men their trespa.s.ses, neither will your Father forgive your trespa.s.ses.

16 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.

17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face; 18 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.

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.

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

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

23 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!

24 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 G.o.d and mammon.

25 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?

26 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?

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

28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin; 29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these.

30 Wherefore, if G.o.d so clothe the gra.s.s 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?

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, what shall we drink? or, wherewithal shall we be clothed?

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

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of G.o.d, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

34 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.

CH. VII. CH. VI. 20-49.

Judge not, that ye be not 37 Judge not, and ye shall not judged. be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you again.

39 And he spake a parable unto them; Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?

40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect, shall be as his master.

3 And why beholdest thou the 41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? beam that is in thine own eye?

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy 42 Either how canst thou say brother, Let me pull out the to thy brother, Brother, let mote out of thine eye; and me pull out the mote that is behold a beam _is_ in thine in thine eye, when thou own eye? thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

5 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.

6 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.

7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

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

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

11 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?

12 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.

13 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: 14 Because, strait _is_ the gate, and narrow _is_ the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

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

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

17 Even so every good tree 43 For a good tree bringeth bringeth forth good fruit; but not forth corrupt fruit; a corrupt tree bringeth forth neither doth a corrupt tree evil fruit. bring forth good fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bring 44 For every tree is known by forth evil fruit, neither can his own fruit: for of thorns a corrupt tree bring forth men do not gather figs, nor of good fruit. a bramble-bush gather they grapes.

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

20 Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them.

45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

21 Not every one that saith 46 And why call ye me Lord, unto me, Lord, Lord, shall Lord, and do not the things enter into the kingdom of which I say?

heaven; but he that doeth the will of my father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that 47 Whosoever cometh to me, and day, Lord, Lord, have we not heareth my sayings, and doeth prophesied in thy name? and in them, I will shew you to whom thy name have cast out devils? he is like.

and in thy name done many wonderful works?

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

24 Therefore, whosoever 48 He is like a man which heareth these sayings of mine, built a house, and digged and doeth them, I will liken deep, and laid the foundation him unto a wise man, which on a rock: and when the flood built his house upon a rock: arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

25 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: 26 And every one that heareth 49 But he that heareth and these sayings of mine, and doeth not, is like a man that doeth them not, shall be without a foundation built a likened unto a foolish man, house upon the earth, against which built his house upon the which the stream did beat sand: vehemently, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.

27 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.

28 And it came to pa.s.s when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine.

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

CH. VIII.

When he was come down from the mountain, great mult.i.tudes followed him.

-- 42. The healing of the centurion's servant. _Capernaum_.

Matthew. Luke.

CH. VIII. 5-13. CH. VII. 1-10.