The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

For where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the mids of them.

Then came Peter to him, and said, Master, howe oft shall my brother sinne against me, and I shall forgiue him? vnto seuen times?

Iesus said vnto him, I say not to thee, Vnto seuen times, but, Vnto seuentie times seuen times.

Therefore is the kingdome of heauen likened vnto a certaine King, which would take an account of his seruants.

And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought vnto him, which ought him ten thousand talents.

And because he had nothing to pay, his Lord commanded him to be solde, and his wife, and his children, and all that he had, and the dette to be payed.

The seruant therefore fell downe, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, refraine thine anger toward me, and I will pay thee all.

Then that seruants Lord had compassion, and loosed him, and forgaue him the dette.

But when the seruant was departed, hee found one of his felow seruants, which ought him an hundred pence, and he layde hands on him, and thratled him, saying, Pay me that thou owest.

Then his fellow seruant fell downe at his feete, and besought him, saying, Refraine thine anger towards me, and I will pay thee all.

Yet he would not, but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the dette.

And when his other felowe seruants sawe what was done, they were very sory, and came, and declared vnto their Lord all that was done.

Then his Lord called him vnto him, and sayd to him, O euil seruant, I forgaue thee all that dette, because thou prayedst me.

Oughtest not thou also to haue had pitie on thy fellowe seruant, euen as I had pitie on thee?

So his Lord was wroth, and deliuered him to the tormentours, till he should pay all that was due to him.

So likewise shall mine heauenly Father doe vnto you, except ye forgiue from your hearts, eche one to his brother their trespasses.

And it came to passe, that when Iesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galile, and came into ye coasts of Iudea beyond Iordan.

And great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

Then came vnto him the Pharises tempting him, and saying to him, Is it lawfull for a man to put away his wife vpon euery occasion?

And he answered and sayd vnto them, Haue ye not read, that hee which made them at the beginning, made them male and female,

And sayd, For this cause, shall a man leaue father and mother, and cleaue vnto his wife, and they which were two shalbe one flesh.

Wherefore they are no more twaine, but one flesh. Let not man therefore put asunder that, which God hath coupled together.

They said to him, Why did then Moses commaund to giue a bill of diuorcement, and to put her away?

He sayd vnto them, Moses, because of the hardnesse of your heart, suffered you to put away your wiues: but from the beginning it was not so.

I say therefore vnto you, that whosoeuer shall put away his wife, except it be for whoredome, and marry another, committeth adulterie: and whosoeuer marieth her which is diuorced, doeth commit adulterie.

Then sayd his disciples to him, If the matter be so betweene man and wife, it is not good to marry.

But he sayd vnto them, All men cannot receiue this thing, saue they to whom it is giuen.

For there are some eunuches, which were so borne of their mothers belly: and there be some eunuches, which be gelded by men: and there be some eunuches, which haue gelded them selues for the kingdome of heauen. He that is able to receiue this, let him receiue it.

Then were brought to him litle children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

But Iesus sayd, Suffer the litle children, and forbid them not to come to me: for of such is the kingdome of heauen.

And when he had put his hands on them, he departed thence.

And beholde, one came and sayd vnto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I doe, that I may haue eternall life?

And he said vnto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, eue God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keepe ye commandemets.

He sayd to him, Which? And Iesus sayde, These, Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not commit adulterie: Thou shalt not steale: Thou shalt not beare false witnesse.

Honour thy father and mother: and thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

The yong man sayd vnto him, I haue obserued all these things from my youth: what lacke I yet?

Iesus sayd vnto him, If thou wilt be perfite, go, sell that thou hast, and giue it to the poore, and thou shalt haue treasure in heauen, and come, and follow me.

And when the yong man heard that saying, he went away sorowfull: for he had great possessions.

Then Iesus sayd vnto his disciples, Verely I say vnto you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdome of heauen.

And againe I say vnto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, then for a rich man to enter into ye kingdome of God.

And whe his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amased, saying, Who then can be saued?

And Iesus behelde them, and sayde vnto them, With men this is vnpossible, but with God all things are possible.

Then answered Peter, and said to him, Beholde, we haue forsaken all, and followed thee: what therefore shall we haue?

And Iesus said vnto them, Verely I say to you, that when the Sonne of man shall sit in the throne of his maiestie, ye which folowed me in the regeneration, shall sit also vpon twelue thrones and iudge the twelue tribes of Israel.

And whosoeuer shall forsake houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my Names sake, he shall receiue an hundreth folde more, and shall inherite euerlasting life.

But many that are first, shalbe last, and the last shalbe first.

For the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine, housholder, which went out at the dawning of the day to hire labourers into his vineyarde.

And he agreed with the labourers for a peny a day, and sent them into his vineyard.

And he went out about the third houre, and sawe other standing idle in the market place,

And sayd vnto them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, I will giue you: and they went their way.

Againe he went out about the sixt and ninth houre, and did likewise.

And he went about the eleuenth houre, and found other standing idle, and sayd vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

They sayd vnto him, Because no man hath hired vs. He sayd to them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, that shall ye receiue.

And when euen was come, the master of the vineyard sayd vnto his steward, Call the labourers, and giue them their hire, beginning at the last, till thou come to the first.

And they which were hired about ye eleuenth houre, came and receiued euery man a penie.

Nowe when the first came, they supposed that they should receiue more, but they likewise receiued euery man a penie.

And when they had receiued it, they murmured against the master of the house,

Saying, These last haue wrought but one houre, and thou hast made them equall vnto vs, which haue borne the burden and heate of the day.

And hee answered one of them, saying, Friend, I doe thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penie?

Take that which is thine owne, and go thy way: I will giue vnto this last, as much as to thee.

Is it not lawfull for me to do as I will with mine owne? Is thine eye euil, because I am good?

So the last shalbe first, and the first last: for many are called, but fewe chosen.

And Iesus went vp to Hierusalem, and tooke the twelue disciples apart in the way, and said vnto them,

Beholde, wee goe vp to Hierusalem, and the Sonne of man shall bee deliuered vnto the chiefe priestes, and vnto the Scribes, and they shall condemne him to death,

And shall deliuer him to the Gentiles, to mocke, and to scourge, and to crucifie him, but the third day he shall rise againe.

Then came to him the mother of Zebedeus children with her sonnes, worshipping him, and desiring a certaine thing of him.

And he said vnto her, What wouldest thou? She said to him, Graunt that these my two sonnes may sit, the one at thy right hand, and the other at thy left hand in thy kingdome.

And Iesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye aske. Are ye able to drinke of the cup that I shall drinke of, and to be baptized with the baptisme that I shalbe baptized with? They said to him, We are able.

And he said vnto them, Ye shall drinke in deede of my cup, and shall be baptized with the baptisme, that I am baptized with, but to sit at my right hande, and at my left hand, is not mine to giue: but it shalbe giuen to them for whome it is prepared of my Father.

And when the other ten heard this, they disdained at the two brethren.

Therefore Iesus called them vnto him, and saide, We knowe that the lordes of the Gentiles haue domination ouer them, and they that are great, exercise authoritie ouer them.

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoeuer will be great among you, let him be your seruant.

And whosoeuer will be chiefe among you, let him be your seruant.

Euen as the Sonne of man came not to be serued, but to serue, and to giue his life for the ransome of many.

And as they departed from Iericho, a great multitude followed him.

And beholde, two blinde men, sitting by the way side, when they heard that Iesus passed by, cryed, saying, O Lord, the Sonne of Dauid, haue mercie on vs.

And the multitude rebuked them, because they should holde their peace: but they cried the more, saying, O Lord, the Sonne of Dauid, haue mercie on vs.

Then Iesus stoode still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I should do to you?

They saide to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

And Iesus mooued with compassion, touched their eyes, and immediatly their eyes receiued sight, and they followed him.

And when they drewe neere to Hierusalem, and were come to Bethphage, vnto the mount of the Oliues, then sent Iesus two disciples,

Saying to them, Goe into the towne that is ouer against you, and anon yee shall finde an asse bounde, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them vnto me.

And if any man say ought vnto you, say ye, that the Lord hath neede of them, and straightway he will let them goe.

All this was done that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, saying,

Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Beholde, thy King commeth vnto thee, meeke and sitting vpon an asse, and a colte, the foale of an asse vsed to the yoke.

So the disciples went, and did as Iesus had commanded them,

And brought the asse and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and set him thereon.

And a great multitude spred their garments in the way: and other cut downe branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

Moreouer, the people that went before, and they also that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Sonne of Dauid, Blessed be hee that commeth in the Name of the Lord, Hosanna thou which art in the highest heauens.

And when he was come into Hierusalem, all the citie was mooued, saying, Who is this?

And the people said, This is Iesus that Prophet of Nazareth in Galile.

And Iesus went into the Temple of God, and cast out all them that solde and bought in the Temple, and ouerthrew the tables of the money chagers, and the seates of them that sold doues,

And said to them, it is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer: but ye haue made it a denne of theeues.

Then the blinde, and the halt came to him in the Temple, and he healed them.

But when the chiefe priestes and Scribes sawe the marueiles that hee did, and the children crying in the Temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Sonne of Dauid, they disdained,

And said vnto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Iesus said vnto them, Yea: read ye neuer, By the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast made perfite the praise?

So hee left them, and went out of the citie vnto Bethania, and lodged there.

And in the morning, as he returned into the citie, he was hungrie,

And seeing a figge tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaues onely, and said to it, Neuer fruite grow on thee henceforwards. And anon the figge tree withered.

And when his disciples saw it, they marueiled, saying, How soone is the figge tree withered!