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Anno DOMINI 31. Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:

^{5 [1]} The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and ^[2] the poor have the gospel preached to them.

⁶ And blessed is he, whosoever shall not ^[3] be offended in me.

⁷ ¶ ^[4] And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? ^[5] A reed shaken with the wind?

⁸ But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

⁹ But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, ^[6] and more than a prophet.

¹⁰ For this is he, of whom it is written, ^[7] Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

¹¹ 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.

^{12 [8]} And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven ‖‖ Or, is gotten by force, and they that thrust men. suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

^{13 [9]} For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

¹⁴ And if ye will receive it, this is ^[10] Elias, which was for to come.

^{15 [11]} He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁶ ¶ ^[12] But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

¹⁷ And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

¹⁸ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

¹⁹ The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, ^[13] a friend of publicans and sinners. ^[14] But wisdom is justified of her children.

²⁰ ¶ ^[15] Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

²¹ 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 ^[16] in sackcloth and ashes.

²² But I say unto you, ^[17] It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

²³ And thou, Capernaum, ^[18] 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.

²⁴ But I say unto you, ^[19] That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

²⁵ ¶ ^[20] At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because ^[21] thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, ^[22] and hast revealed them unto babes.

²⁶ Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

^{27 [23]} All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; ^[24] neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

²⁸ ¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, ^[25] and learn of me; for I am meek and ^[26] lowly in heart: ^[27] and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

^{30 [28]} For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

CHAP. XII.

1 Christ alledgeth scripture in excuse of his disciples, whom the Pharisees charged with breaking the sabbath in plucking the ears of corn on the sabbath day. 9 He appealeth to reason, and healeth the withered hand on the sabbath day. 14 The Pharisees seek to destroy him: a prophecy of Esaias fulfilled in him. 22 He healeth one possessed of a devil, who was blind and dumb; 24 and confuting the absurd charge of his casting out devils by Beelzebub, he sheweth that blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is an unpardonable sin, and that every idle word must be accounted for: 38 he rebuketh those that sought of him a sign, 46 and sheweth whom he regardeth as his nearest relations.

AT that time ^[29] Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

² 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.

³ But he said unto them, Have ye not read ^[30] what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

⁴ How he entered into the house of God, and did eat ^[31] the shewbread, which

1. d Isai. 29. 18. & 35. 4, 5, 6. & 42. 7.
   John 2. 23. & 3. 2. & 5. 36. & 10. 25, 38. & 14. 11.
2. e Ps. 22. 26.
   Isai. 61. 1.
   Luke 4. 18.
   Jam. 2. 5.
3. f Isai. 8. 14, 15.
   ch. 13. 57. & 24. 10. & 26. 31.
   Rom. 9. 32, 33.
   1 Cor. 1. 23. & 2. 14.
   Gal. 5. 11.
   1 Pet. 2. 8.
4. g Luke 7. 24.
5. h Ephes. 4. 14.
6. i ch. 14. 5. & 21. 26.
   Luke 1. 76. & 7. 26.
7. k Mal. 3. 1.
   Mark 1. 2.
   Luke 1. 76. & 7. 27.
8. l Luke 16. 16.
9. m Mal. 4. 6.
10. n Mal. 4. 5.
    ch. 17. 12.
    Luke 1. 17.
11. o ch. 13. 9.
    Luke 8. 8.
    Rev. 2. 7, 11, 17, 29. & 3. 6, 13, 22.
12. p Luke 7. 31.
13. q ch. 9. 10.
14. r Luke 7. 35.
15. s Luke 10. 13, &c.
16. t Jonah 3. 7, 8.
17. u ch. 10. 15.
    ver. 24.
18. x See Isai. 14. 13.
    Lam. 2. 1.
19. y ch. 10. 15.
20. z Luke 10. 21.
21. a See Ps. 8. 2.
    1 Cor. 1. 19, 27. & 2. 8.
    2 Cor. 3. 14.
22. b ch 16. 17.
23. c ch. 28. 18.
    Luke 10. 22.
    John 3. 35. & 13. 3. & 17. 2.
    1 Cor. 15. 27.
24. d John 1. 18. & 6. 46. & 10. 15.
25. e John 13. 15.
    Phil. 2. 5.
    1 Pet. 2. 21.
    1 John 2. 6.
26. f Zec. 9. 9.
    Phil. 2. 7, 8.
27. g Jer. 6. 16.
28. h 1 John 5. 3.
29. a Deut. 23. 25.
    Mark 2. 23.
    Luke 6. 1.
30. b 1 Sam. 21. 6.
31. c Exod. 25. 30.
    Lev. 24. 5.