35 with them. (35) But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken up from them, and then 36 will they fast, in those days. (36) And he spoke a similitude1 to them: No one teareth a patch from a new garment, and putteth it to an old garment; lest he tear the new, and the patch from the new 37 cease to make the old [garment] whole. (37) And no one putteth new wine into old sacks; otherwise, the new wine will burst the sacks, and the wine 38 will run out, and the sacks be ruined. (38) But they put new wine into new sacks, and both are 39 preserved. (39) And no one drinketh old wine, and immediately calleth for new; for he saith, The old is the delicious. 2 VI. And on a sabbath it occurred, as Jesus walked among the tilled grounds, that his disciples plucked ears, and rubbed them in their hands and ate. (2) And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why do ye that, which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath? 3 (3) Jesus replied, and said to them: Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, he and 4 those with him? (4) How he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the bread of the Lord's table, and gave [it] to those that were with him; which it was not lawful, except for the 5 priests only, to eat? (5) And he said to them: The Son of man is lord of the sabbath. 6 And on another sabbath, he entered a synagogue and taught. And a man was there, whose right 7 hand was withered. (7) And the Scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might be able to accuse 8 him. (8) And as he knew their thoughts, he said to the man with a withered hand: Rise and come into the midst of the congregation. And when he 9 came and stood [there], (9) Jesus said to them: I ask you, What is it lawful to do on the sabbath? that which is good? or that which is evil? to save 10 life? or to destroy [it]? (10) And he looked upon them all; and [then] said to him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched out his hand, and it 11 was restored like the other.a (11) And they were a filled with envy; and they conferred one with another, what they should do to Jesus. 12 And in those days, Jesus retired to a mountain or, parable Sy. its fellow or. Apostles. Gr. IITpos. a Sy. e Sy. to pray; and he passed the night there, in prayer to God. (13) And when the day dawned, he called 13 by., his disciples, and selected from them twelve, whom he named Legates: b (14) Simon whom he named 14 Cephas, and Andrew his brother, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, (15) and 15 Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus,d and Simon who was called Zelotes,e (16) 16 and Judas the son of James,f and Judas Iscariot,g who became a traitor.-(17) And Jesus descended 17 with them, and stood in the plain; and a great company of his disciples, and a multitude of assem bled people, from all Judæa, and from Jerusalem, and from the sea-shore of Tyre and Sidon; who came to hear his discourse,h and to be healed of their diseases; (18) and they who were afflicted by 18 unclean spirits: and they were healed. (19) And 19 the whole multitude sought to touch him; for there went a virtuei out of him and healed them all. f Sv. h Sy. 160;200 or, word. Sv. Pa And he lifted his eyes upon his disciples, and 20 said: Blessed are ye poor; for the kingdom of God is yours. (21) Blessed are ye that hunger now; 21 for ye will be satisfied. Blessed are ye that weep now; for ye will laugh. (22) Blessed are ye, 22 when men shall hate you, and repel you, and revile you, and cast out your names as base, for the Son of man's sake. (23) Rejoice in that day and 23 exult, for your reward is great in heaven; for so did their fathers to the prophets. (24) But, woe to 24 you that are rich; for ye have received your consolation. (25) Woe to you that are full; for ye 25 will hunger. Woe to you that laugh now; for ye will weep and mourn. (26) Woe to you, when 26 men shall speak your praise; for so did their fathers to the false prophets.-(27) And to you who 27 hear, I say: Love your enemies; and do favors to them that hate you; (28) and bless them that curse 28 you; and pray for them that drag you with violence. (29) To him that smiteth thee on thy 29 cheek, offer the other: and from him that taketh away thy cloak, keep not back thy tunic. (30) To 30 every one that asketh of thee, give thou: and from him that taketh thy property, demand it not. (31) And as ye would that men should do to you, so 31 Ido ye also to them. (32) For, if ye love them that 32 love you, what goodress is it in you? For even 33 sinners love those that love them. (33) And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what goodness is it in you? For even sinners do the same. 34 (34) And if ye lend to one from whom ye expect recompense, what goodness is it in you? For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive adequate 35 recompense. (35) But love ye your enemies, and do them good; and lend ye, and disappoint the hopes of no one: and great will be your reward, and ye will be children of the Highest; for he is 36 kind to the evil, and to the unthankful. (36) Be ye therefore merciful, as also your Father is merci37 ful. (37) Judge not, and ye will not be judged: condemn not, and ye will not be condemned: re38 lease, and ye will be released. (38) Give ye, and it will be given to you; in good measure, pressed down, and running over, will they cast into your lap. For, with what measure ye measure, it will 39 be measured to you.-(39) And he spake a similitudek to them: Can a blind man lead a blind? 40 Will not both fall into the ditch ?-(40) No disciple is better than his teacher; for whoever is per- Sy. Rabbi. 41 fect, will be like his teacher.-(41) And why observest thou the straw that is in thy brother's eye, but regardest not the beam that is in thy own 42 eye? (42) Or how canst thou say to thy brother, My brother, allow me to pluck the straw from thy eye; when, lo, the beam that is in thy own eye, thou regardest not. Hypocrite! first cast the beam out thy eye, and then thy vision will be clear to 43 pluck the straw from thy brother's eye. (43) There is no good tree, that beareth bad fruits; nor a bad 44 tree, that beareth good fruits. (44) For every tree is known by its fruits. Do men gather figs from thorn-bushes? So, neither do they pluck grapes 45 from brambles. (45) A good man, from the good treasure that is in his heart, bringeth out good things and a bad man, from the bad treasure that is in his heart, bringeth out bad things. For, from 46 the abundance of the heart, the lips speak. (46) And why call ye me, My Lord, ny Lord; while ye do 47 not that which I command you? (47) Every one that cometh to me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show to whom he is like: 48 (48) He is like a man that built a house; and he k or, parable. a b or, a synagogue. с dug and went deep, and laid the foundations on a 2 And when he had finished all these discourses VIL in the audience of the people, Jesus entered into Capernaum. (2) And the servant of a centurion, who was dear to him, was very sick, and near to death. (3) And he heard of Jesus, and 3 Sy. Lo sent the Eldersa of the Jews to him, and requested of him that he would come and save the life of his servant. (4) And when they came to Jesus, they 4 entreated him earnestly, and said: He is worthy that thou shouldst do this for him; (5) for he loveth 5 our nation, and hath also built us a house of assembly.b (6) And Jesus went with them. And 6 when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent his friends to him, and said to him: My Lord, trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof: (7) therefore I 7 deemed myself not worthy to approach thee myself; but speak the word only, and my young man will be healed. (8) For I also am a man 8 subjected to authority; and I have soldiers under my command; and I say to this one, Go; and he goeth and to another, Come; and he cometh: and to my servant, Do this; and he doeth [it.] (9) And when Jesus heard these things, he admired 9 him; and he turned, and said to the throng that followed him: I say to you, I have not found faith like this even in Israel. (10) And they that were 10 sent, returned to the house; and they found the servant that had been sick, now well. © Sy. hand. And the following day, he went to a city called 11 Nain;d and his disciples [were] with him, and a great multitude. (12) And as he approached the 12 gate of the city, he saw a procession bearing a dead man, the only son of his mother, and she a widow; and a great company of the peoplef of the city were with her. (13) And Jesus looked upon her, 13 and had compassion on her; and he said to her, 14 Weep not. (14) And he went, and touched the bier; and they that bore him stood still. And he 15 said: Young man, I say to thee, Arise. (15) And the dead man sat up, and began to speak: and he 16 delivered him to his mother. (16) And awe seized all the people; and they glorified God, and said: A great prophet hath arisen among us, and 17 God hath visited his people. (17) And that sayings respecting him went out through all Judæas or, word, and all the surrounding region. 18 And the disciples of John told him all these 19 things. (19) And John called two of his disciples, and sent them to Jesus, and said: Art thou he that cometh, or shall we look for another? 20 (20) And they came to Jesus, and said to him: John the Baptizer hath sent us to thee, and saith: Art thou he that cometh, or shall we look 21 for another? (21) And in that hour he healed many persons of their diseases, and of plagues, and of unclean spirits, and gave sight to many blind 22 persons. (22) And Jesus replied, and said to them: Go ye, and tell John all that ye have seen and heard; that the blind see, and the lame walk, and the leprous are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead arise, and to the poor good news is 23 proclaimed:h (23) and blessed is he that is not 24 stumbled in me.-(24) And when John's disciples As were gone, Jesus began to say to the multitude, concerning John: What went ye into the wilder 25 ness to see?—a reed agitated by the wind? (25) Or if not; what went ye out to see ?-a man clad in soft raiment? Lo, they that use splendid garments k Sy. 26 and luxuries, are in kings' palaces.i (26) Or if or, houses. not; what went ye out to see?-a prophet? Yea, 27 say I to you; and more than a prophet. (27) [For] this is he, of whom it is written: Behold f send my messengerk before thy face, to prepare Sy. 28 thy way before thee. (28) I say to you, that no prophet, among those born of women, was greater than John the Baptizer: and yet the little one in 29 the kingdom of God, is greater than he. (29) And all the people that heard him, justified God, as they 30 had been baptized with John's baptism. (30) But the Pharisees and Scribes rejected the good pleasure of God, against themselves; as they were not 31 baptized by him. (31) To what, therefore, shall I |