1 Or, yieldeth

Or, alloweth Or, sendeth forth

cometh unfruitful. And those are they that 20 were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.

And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought 21 to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be put on the stand? For there is 22 nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light. If any man hath ears 23 to hear, let him hear. And he said unto them, 24 Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you: and more shall be given unto you. For he that 25 hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as 26 if a man should cast seed upon the earth; and 27 should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. The earth beareth fruit of herself; 28 first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit 2 is ripe, 29 straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come.

And he said, How shall we liken the king- 30 dom of God? or in what parable shall we set it Gr. As unto. forth? It is like a grain of mustard seed, 31 which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth, yet when it is sown, groweth up, and be- 32 cometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof.

And with many such parables spake he the 33 word unto them, as they were able to hear it: and without a parable spake he not unto them: 34

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but privately to his own disciples he expounded
all things.

And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other 36 side. And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. 37 And other boats were with him. And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was 38 now filling. And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, 'Master, carest thou not that 'Or, Teacher 39 we perish? And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great 40 calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye 41 fearful? have ye not yet faith? And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

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And they came to the other side of the sea, 2 into the country of the Gerasenes. And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an 3 unclean spirit, who had his dwelling in the tombs and no man could any more bind him, 4 no, not with a chain; because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces and no man had 5 strength to tame him. And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones. 6 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and 7 worshipped him; and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I 8 adjure thee by God, torment me not. For he

said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man. And he asked him, What is 9 thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many. And he besought 10 him much that he would not send them away out of the country. Now there was there on 11 the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding. And they besought him, saying, Send us 12 into the swine, that we may enter into them. And he gave them leave. And the unclean 13 spirits came out, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand; and they were choked in the sea. And they that fed 14 them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass. And they come to 15 Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with devils sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they were afraid. And they that saw it declared 16 unto them how it befell 1him that was possessed with devils, and concerning the swine. And 17 they began to beseech him to depart from their borders. And as he was entering into the 18 Gr. demons. boat, he that had been possessed with 2devils besought him that he might be with him. And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, 19 Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee. And he went 20 his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

1 Or, the demoniac

And when Jesus had crossed over again in the 21 boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him: and he was by the sea. And 22 there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue,

Jaïrus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at 23 his feet, and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray thee, that thou come and lay thy hands on her, 24 that she may be 1made whole, and live. And 'Or, saved he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.

25 And a woman, which had an issue of blood 26 twelve years, and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew 27 worse, having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched 28 his garment. For she said, If I touch but 29 his garments, I shall be made whole. And

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straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she 30 was healed of her plague. And straightway Gr. scourge. Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched 31 my garments? And his disciples said unto him,

Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and 32 sayest thou, Who touched me? And he looked

round about to see her that had done this 33 thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the 34 truth. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and Or, saved thee be whole of thy 2 plague.

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While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the 36 Master any further? But Jesus, 'not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the 37 synagogue, Fear not, only believe. And he suffered no man to follow with him, save

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authorities insert the.

a Gr. powers.

Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. And they come to the house of the 38 ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and many weeping and wailing greatly. And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, 39 Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him 40 to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child was. And taking the child 41 by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise. And straightway the damsel rose 42 up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement. And he charged them much that 43 no man should know this: and he commanded that something should be given her to eat.

And he went out from thence; and he 1 6 cometh into his own country; and his disciples follow him. And when the sabbath was come, 2 1Some ancient he began to teach in the synagogue: and 'many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and what mean such 2mighty works wrought by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of 3 Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were 3offended in him. And 4 Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. And he 5 could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their 6 unbelief.

3 Gr. caused to stumble.

• Gr. power.