The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

And whe euen was come, at what time the sunne setteth, they brought to him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with deuils.

And the whole citie was gathered together at the doore.

And he healed many that were sicke of diuers diseases: and he cast out many deuils, and suffred not the deuils to say that they knewe him.

And in the morning very early before day, Iesus arose and went out into a solitarie place, and there praied.

And Simon, and they that were with him, followed carefully after him.

And when they had found him, they sayde vnto him, All men seeke for thee.

Then he said vnto them, Let vs go into the next townes, that I may preach there also: for I came out for that purpose.

And hee preached in their Synagogues, throughout all Galile, and cast the deuils out.

And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeled downe vnto him, and said to him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me cleane.

And Iesus had compassion, and put foorth his hand, and touched him, and said to him, I wil: be thou cleane.

And assone as he had spoken, immediatly ye leprosie departed from him, and he was made cleane.

And after he had giue him a streight commandement, he sent him away forthwith,

And sayde vnto him, See thou say nothing to any man, but get thee hence, and shewe thy selfe to the Priest, and offer for thy clensing those things, which Moses commanded, for a testimoniall vnto them.

But when he was departed, hee began to tel many things, and to publish the matter: so that Iesus could no more openly enter into the citie, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from euery quarter.

After a fewe dayes, hee entred into Capernaum againe, and it was noysed that he was in the house.

And anon, many gathered together, in so much that the places about the doore coulde not receiue any more and he preached the word vnto them.

And there came vnto him, that brought one sicke of the palsie, borne of foure men.

And because they could not come neere vnto him for the multitude, they vncouered ye roofe of the house where hee was: and when they had broken it open, they let downe the bed, wherein the sicke of the palsie lay.

Nowe when Iesus sawe their faith, he saide to the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, thy sinnes are forgiuen thee.

And there were certaine of the Scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

Why doeth this man speake such blasphemies? who can forgiue sinnes, but God onely?

And immediatly when Iesus perceiued in his spirite, that thus they reasoned with themselues, he sayde vnto them, Why reason yee these things in your hearts?

Whether is it easier to say to the sicke of the palsie, Thy sinnes are forgiuen thee? or to say, Arise, and take vp thy bed, and walke?

But that ye may knowe, that the Sonne of man hath authoritie in earth to forgiue sinnes, (he sayde vnto the sicke of the palsie.)

I say vnto thee, Arise and take vp thy bed, and get thee hence into thine owne house.

And by and by he arose, and tooke vp his bed, and went foorth before them all, in so much that they were all amased, and glorified God, saying, We neuer sawe such a thing.

Then he went foorth againe towarde the sea, and all the people resorted vnto him, and he taught them.

And as Iesus passed by, hee sawe Leui the sonne of Alpheus sit at the receit of custome, and said vnto him, Folowe me. And he arose and followed him.

And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at table in his house, many Publicanes and sinners sate at table also with Iesus, and his disciples: for there were many that followed him.

And when the Scribes and Pharises sawe him eate with the Publicanes and sinners, they sayd vnto his disciples, Howe is it, that hee eateth and drinketh with Publicanes and sinners?

Now when Iesus heard it, hee sayde vnto them, The whole haue no neede of the Physicion, but the sicke. I came not to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance.

And the disciples of Iohn, and the Pharises did fast, and came and saide vnto him, Why doe the disciples of Iohn, and of the Pharises fast, and thy disciples fast not?

And Iesus saide vnto them, Can the children of the marriage chamber fast, whiles the bridegrome is with them? as long as they haue the bridegrome with them, they cannot fast.

But the daies will come, when the bridegrome shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast in those daies.

Also no man soweth a piece of newe cloth in an olde garment: for els the newe piece that filled it vp, taketh away somewhat from the olde, and the breach is worse.

Likewise, no man putteth newe wine into old vessels: for els the new wine breaketh the vessels, and the wine runneth out, and the vessels are lost: but newe wine must be put into new vessels.

And it came to passe as hee went through the corne on the Sabbath day, that his disciples, as they went on their way, began to plucke the eares of corne.

And the Pharises saide vnto him, Beholde, why doe they on the Sabbath day, that which is not lawfull?

And he saide to them, Haue yee neuer read what Dauid did when he had neede, and was an hungred, both he, and they that were with him?

Howe he went into the house of God, in the daies of Abiathar the hie Priest, and did eat the shewe bread, which were not lawfull to eate, but for the Priests, and gaue also to them which were with him?

And hee sayde to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

Wherefore the Sonne of man is Lord, euen of the Sabbath.

And he entred againe into ye Synagogue, and there was a man which had a withered had.

And they watched him, whether he would heale him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

Then he saide vnto the man which had the withered hand, Arise: stand forth in the middes.

And he saide to them, Is it lawfull to doe a good deede on the Sabbath day, or to doe euil? to saue the life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

Then hee looked rounde about on them angerly, mourning also for the hardnesse of their hearts, and saide to the man, Stretch foorth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hande was restored, as whole as the other.

And the Pharises departed, and straightway gathered a councill with the Herodians against him, that they might destroy him.

But Iesus auoided with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude followed him from Galile, and from Iudea,

And from Ierusalem, and from Idumea, and beyonde Iordan: and they that dwelled about Tyrus and Sidon, when they had heard what great things he did, came vnto him in great number.

And he commanded his disciples, that a litle shippe should waite for him, because of the multitude, lest they shoulde throng him.

For hee had healed many, in so much that they preassed vpon him to touch him, as many as had plagues.

And when the vncleane spirits sawe him, they fel downe before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Sonne of God.

And he sharply rebuked them, to the ende they should not vtter him.

Then hee went vp into a mountaine, and called vnto him whome he woulde, and they came vnto him.

And hee appoynted twelue that they should be with him, and that he might send them to preache,

And that they might haue power to heale sicknesses, and to cast out deuils.

And the first was Simon, and hee named Simon, Peter,

Then Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, and Iohn Iames brother (and surnamed them Boanerges, which is, the sonnes of thunder,)

And Andrew, and Philippe, and Bartlemew, and Matthewe, and Thomas, and Iames, the sonne of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananite,

And Iudas Iscariot, who also betraied him, and they came home.

And the multitude assembled againe, so that they could not so much as eate bread.

And when his kinsfolkes heard of it, they went out to laie hold on him: for they sayde that he was beside himselfe.

And the Scribes which came downe from Hierusalem, saide, He hath Beelzebub, and through the prince of the deuils he casteth out deuils.

But he called them vnto him, and said vnto them in parables, How can Satan driue out Satan?

For if a kingdome bee deuided against it selfe, that kingdome can not stand.

Or if a house bee deuided against it selfe, that house can not continue.

So if Satan make insurrection against himselfe, and be deuided, hee can not endure but is at an ende.

No man can enter into a strong mans house, and take away his goods, except hee first binde that strong man, and then spoyle his house.

Verely I say vnto you, all sinnes shalbe forgiuen vnto the children of men, and blasphemies, wherewith they blaspheme:

But hee that blasphemeth against the holy Ghost, shall neuer haue forgiuenesse, but is culpable of eternall damnation.

Because they saide, Hee had an vncleane spirit.

Then came his brethren and mother, and stoode without, and sent vnto him, and called him.

And the people sate about him, and they said vnto him, Beholde, thy mother, and thy brethren seeke for thee without.

But hee answered them, saying, Who is my mother and my brethren?

And hee looked rounde about on them, which sate in compasse about him, and saide, Beholde my mother and my brethren.

For whosoeuer doeth the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

And hee began againe to teache by the sea side, and there gathered vnto him a great multitude, so that hee entred into a shippe, and sate in the sea, and all the people was by the sea side on the land.

And he taught them many things in parables, and said vnto them in his doctrine,

Hearken: Beholde, there went out a sower to sowe.

And it came to passe as he sowed, that some fell by the way side, and the foules of the heauen came, and deuoured it vp.

And some fell on stonie grounde, where it had not much earth, and by and by sprang vp, because it had not depth of earth.

But assoone as ye Sunne was vp, it was burnt vp, and because it had not roote, it withered away.

And some fell among the thornes, and the thornes grewe vp, and choked it, so that it gaue no fruite.

Some againe fell in good grounde, and did yeelde fruite that sprong vp, and grewe, and it brought foorth, some thirtie folde, some sixtie folde, and some an hundreth folde.

Then he said vnto them, He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

And whe he was alone, they that were about him with the twelue, asked him of ye parable.

And he saide vnto them, To you it is giuen to knowe the mysterie of the kingdome of God: but vnto them that are without, all thinges bee done in parables,

That they seeing, may see, and not discerne: and they hearing, may heare, and not vnderstand, least at any time they should turne, and their sinnes should be forgiuen them.

Againe he said vnto them, Perceiue ye not this parable? howe then should ye vnderstand all other parables?

The sower soweth the worde.

And these are they that receiue the seede by the wayes side, in whome the worde is sowen: but when they haue heard it, Satan commeth immediatly, and taketh away the worde that was sowen in their heartes.

And likewise they that receiue the seede in stony ground, are they, which whe they haue heard the word, straightwayes receiue it with gladnesse.

Yet haue they no roote in themselues, and endure but a time: for when trouble and persecution ariseth for the worde, immediatly they be offended.

Also they that receiue the seede among the thornes, are such as heare the word:

But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulnes of riches, and the lustes of other things enter in, and choke the word, and it is vnfruitfull.

But they that haue receiued seede in good ground, are they that heare the worde, and receiue it, and bring foorth fruite: one corne thirtie, another sixtie, and some an hundreth.

Also he saide vnto them, Commeth the candle in, to be put vnder a bushell, or vnder the bed, and not to be put on a candlesticke?

For there is nothing hid, that shall not be opened: neither is there a secret, but that it shall come to light.

If any man haue eares to heare, let him heare.