making outery. (24) And he said to them: Retire; 24 for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they scoffed at him. (25) And when he had ejected 25 the throngs, he entered in, and took her by the hand, and the maid rose up. (26) And the fame 26 of this [thing] spread in all that land.

And when Jesus had passed from there, two 27 blind men followed after him, and said: Have mercy on us, Thou Son of David! (28) And 28 when he had entered a house, those blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them: Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, our Lord. (29) Then he touched their eyes, and 29 said: As ye have believed, so shall it be to you. (30) And forthwith their eyes were opened. And 30 Jesus charged them and said: See, that no man know [of it]. (31) But they went out and spread 31 the fame of it in all that land.

And as Jesus went out, they brought to him a 32 dumb man in whom was a demon.h (33) And 33 when the demon had gone out, the dumb man conversed. And the multitudes admired, and said: Never was it so seen in Israel! (34) But 34 the Pharisees said: It is by the Prince of demons, he casteth out demons.

And Jesus travelled over all the cities and the 35 villages: and he taught in their synagogues, and proclaimed the tidings of the kingdom, and healed all diseases and all pains. (36) And when Jesus 36 looked on the multitudes, he pitied them; because they were wearied and dispersed, like sheep that have no shepherd. (37) And he said to his dis- 37 ciples, The harvest is great, and the laborers few. (38) Entreat, therefore, of the Lord of the harvest, 38 that he would send laborers into his harvest.

And he called his twelve disciplesa [to him], X.

and gave them authority over unclean spirits to ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ

b Sy.

cast them out, and to heal every pain and disease. (2) And the names of those twelve Legates are 2 these: The first of them,d Simon who is called Cephas, and Andrew his brother; and James the Sy. Son of Zebedee, and John his brother; (3) and 3 Philip, and Bartholomew, and Thomas, and Matthew the publican; and James the son of Alpheus, ooo and Lebbeus who was called Thaddeus; (4) and 4

a Sy.

Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, he who 5 betrayed him. (5) These twelve Jesus sent forth: and he commanded them and said: Go not in the way of the Gentiles:f and enter not the cities of 6 the Samaritans. (6) But, go ye rather to the lost 7 sheep of the house of Israel. (7) And as ye go, proclaim and say: The kingdom of heaven hath 8 approached. (8) Heal ye the sick; cleanse the leprous; [raise the dead;] and cast out demons. 9 Freely ye have received; freely give. (9) Provide 10 not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; (10) nor a wallet for the journey: neither two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff. For the laborer is worthy 11 of his food. (11) And into whatever city or town ye enter, inquire, who in it is worthy; and there 12 stay until ye depart. (12) And when ye enter a 13 house, saluteh the household. (13) And if the house be worthy, your peace will come upon it; but if it be not worthy, your peace will return 14 upon yourselves. (14) And whoever will not re-i ceive you, nor hear your discourses, when ye depart from that house or that town, shake off the 15 dust from your feet. (15) Verily I say to you, that it will be comfortable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, rather than for that city.

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k

Sy. 1200 6000

Sy. the pro

fane.

Omitted in

most copies.

Sy. ask after

the peace of it.

i. e. your salam, or salutation.

Sy.

Lose for

Gr. yspóvas.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep among wolves. Therefore be ye sagacious as serpents, and guile17 less as doves. (17) And beware of men; for they will deliver you over to the tribunals, and will 18 scourge you in their synagogues. (18) And they will bring you before governorsk and kings, on my account, for a testimony to them and to the 19 Gentiles. (19) And when they deliver you up, not anxious how or what ye shall speak; for it 20 shall be given you in that hour what to say. (20) For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of your 21 Father speaking in you. (21) And brother shall deliver up his brother to death, and a father his son; and children shall rise up against parents, 22 and cause them to die. (22) And ye shall be hated by every one, on account of my name. But he that shall endure to the end, shall have life. 23 (23) And when they persecute you in onel city, Sy. this. flee to another: for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have completed all the cities of the house of

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Israel, till the Son of man shall come. (24) No 24 disciple is better than his rabbi; nor a servant, than his lord. (25) It is sufficient for the dis- 25 ciple, that he be as his rabbi; and the servant, as his lord. If they call the lord of the house or, members. Beelzebub, how much more the children of his family? (26) Therefore be not afraid of them; 26 for there is nothing covered up, that shall not be exposed; nor concealed, that shall not become known. (27) Whatever I say to you in the dark, 27 that speak ye in the light; and what ye have heard in your ears, proclaim ye on the housetops. (28) And be not afraid of them that kill the body, 28' but cannot kill the soul; but be afraid rather of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell." (29) Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing?o 29 Yet one of them doth not fall to the ground without your Father. (30) As for you, even the hairs 30 of your head are all numbered. (31) Therefore be 31 not afraid: ye are more important than many sparrows. (32) Wherefore, whoever shall confess 32 me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. (33) But whoever shall 33 deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.

Sy. Howe

• Sy. 1,

Gr. ἀσσαρίου.

Sy. to cast, or
disseminate.

Sy. a sword.
Sy. to divide.

Sy. children

of his house.

▾ Sy. findeth.

Think not that I have come to sowp quietness 34 on the earth: I have not come to sow quietness, but conflict. (35) For I have come to sets a man 35 against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her motherin-law. (36) And a man's foes will be the mem- 36 bers of his household.t (37) He that loveth father 37 or mother more than me, is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me: (38) and he that doth not 38 bear his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me. (39) He that preservethy his life, shall lose 39 it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall preserve it. (40) He that entertaineth you, enter- 40 taineth me: and he that entertaineth me, cntertaineth him that sent me. (41) He that entertain- 41 eth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that entertaineth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward. (42) And 42 whoever shall give one of these little ones to drink

a cup of cold [water] only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his XI.reward. (XI.) And when Jesus had ended the instructions to his twelve disciples, he went from there, to teach and to proclaim in their cities.

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Now when John, in the house of prisoners, heard of the works of Messiah, he sent by the hand 3 of his disciples, (3) and said to him: Art thou he 4 that cometh, or are we to expect another? (4) Jesus

answered, and said to them: Go, tell John the 5 things that ye hear and see: (5) the blind see, and the lame walk, and the leprous are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead rise up, and the needy 6 hear good tidings: (6) and happy is he, who shall 7 not be stumbled at me. (7) And when they were gone, Jesus began to say to the multitudes, concerning John: What went ye into the wilderness 8 to see? A reed that waved in the wind?b (8) Sy. Loi And if not; what went ye out to see?

A man

b

clothed in delicate robes? Lo, they that are clothed in delicate [robes], are in the dwellinge of Sy. house. 9 kings. (9) And if not; what went ye out to see?

A prophet? Yes, say I to and you, more than a 10 prophet. (10) For this is he of whom it is written: Behold, I send my messengerd before thy Sy. o face, that he may prepare the way before thee. 11 (11) Verily I say to you, Among those born of women, there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptizer: yet the small one in the kingdom 12 of heaven, is greater than he. (12) And from the days of John the Baptizer, until now, the kingdom of heaven is assailed by force, and 'the violent 13 seize it. (13) For all the prophets and the lawe 14 prophesied, until the time of John. (14) And, if ye are willing, receive ye, that this is he who was 15 to come. (15) He that hath ears to hear, let him

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hear!

e

Sy. sol, the Pentateuch.

But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like to children, that sit in the market-place 17 and call to their associates, (17) and say: We have sung to you, and ye did not dance: we have wailed 18 to you, and ye did not lament. (18) For John came, not eating and not drinking; and they said, 19 He hath a demon.f (19) The Son of man came, Sy. lo eating and drinking; and they say: Behold, a

f

gluttonous man, and a wine drinker, and a friend
of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified
by her works.

Then began Jesus to reproach the cities, in 20 which his many deeds of power were wrought, yet they repented not. (21) And he said: Woe to 21 thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, doubtless, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes. (22) But I 22 say to you, It will be comfortable for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judgment, rather than for you. (23) And thou, Capernaum, which hast been 23 lifted up to heaven, shalt be brought down to the Sy. V grave.s For if those deeds of power which were done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have stood to this day. (24) But I say to thee, 24 It will be comfortable for the land of Sodom, in the day of judgment, rather than for thee.

Sy. place of seeds.

At that time Jesus answered and said: I praise 25 thee, O my Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to little children. (26) 26 Yes, my Father; for so it seemed good before thee. (27) Every thing is given up by my Father to me. 27 And no one knoweth the Son, except the Father. Also, no one knoweth the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal [him]. (28) Come unto me, all ye wearied and heavily 28 burdened, and I will ease you. (29) Take my 29 yoke upon you; and learn from me, that I am gentle and subdued in my heart: and ye will find rest for your souls: (30) for my yoke is pleasant, 30 and my burden is light.

At that time Jesus, on the sabbath, walked XII. in the tillage grounds: and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears and to eat. (2) And when the Pharisees saw them, they said 2 to him: See; thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath. (3) But he 3 said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him? (4) How he went to the house of God, and 4 ate the bread of the Lord's table; which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for them that were