The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

And it came to passe on a second solemne Sabbath, that hee went through the corne fieldes, and his disciples plucked the eares of corne, and did eate, and rub them in their hands.

And certaine of the Pharises sayde vnto them, Why doe ye that which is not lawfull to doe on the Sabbath dayes?

Then Iesus answered them, and said, Haue ye not read this, that Dauid did when he himselfe was an hungred, and they which were with him,

Howe he went into the house of God, and tooke, and ate the shewbread, and gaue also to them which were with him, which was not lawful to eate, but for the Priests onely?

And he sayd vnto them, The Sonne of man is Lord also of the Sabbath day.

It came to passe also on another Sabbath, that hee entred into the Synagogue, and taught, and there was a man, whose right hand was dryed vp.

And the Scribes and Pharises watched him, whether he would heale on the Sabbath day, that they might finde an accusation against him.

But he knew their thoughts, and sayd to the man which had the withered hand, Arise, and stand vp in the middes. And hee arose, and stoode vp.

Then sayd Iesus vnto them, I will aske you a question, Whether is it lawfull on the Sabbath dayes to doe good, or to doe euill? to saue life, or to destroy?

And he behelde them all in compasse, and sayd vnto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he did so, and his hand was restored againe, as whole as the other.

Then they were filled full of madnes, and communed one with another, what they might doe to Iesus.

And it came to passe in those dayes, that he went into a mountaine to praye, and spent the night in prayer to God.

And when it was day, he called his disciples, and of them he chose twelue which also he called Apostles.

(Simon whome he named also Peter, and Andrew his brother, Iames and Iohn, Philippe and Bartlemewe:

Matthewe and Thomas: Iames the sonne of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelous,

Iudas Iames brother, and Iudas Iscariot, which also was the traitour.)

Then he came downe with them, and stood in a plaine place, with the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Iudea, and Hierusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyrus and Sidon, which came to heare him, and to be healed of their diseases:

And they that were vexed with foule spirits, and they were healed.

And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went vertue out of him, and healed them all.

And hee lifted vp his eyes vpon his disciples, and sayd, Blessed be ye poore: for yours is the kingdome of God.

Blessed are ye that hunger nowe: for ye shalbe satisfied: blessed are ye that weepe now: for ye shall laugh.

Blessed are ye when men hate you, and when they separate you, and reuile you, and put out your name as euill, for the Sonne of mans sake.

Reioyce ye in that day, and be glad: for beholde, your reward is great in heauen: for after this maner their fathers did to the Prophets.

But wo be to you that are rich: for ye haue receiued your consolation.

Wo be to you that are full: for ye shall hunger. Wo be to you that now laugh: for ye shall wayle and weepe.

Wo be to you when all men speake well of you: for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

But I say vnto you which heare, Loue your enemies: doe well to them which hate you.

Blesse them that curse you, and pray for them which hurt you.

And vnto him that smiteth thee on ye one cheeke, offer also the other: and him that taketh away thy cloke, forbid not to take thy coate also.

Giue to euery man that asketh of thee: and of him that taketh away the things that be thine, aske them not againe.

And as ye would that men should doe to you, so doe ye to them likewise.

For if yee loue them which loue you, what thanke shall ye haue? for euen the sinners loue those that loue them.

And if ye do good for them which do good for you, what thanke shall ye haue? for euen the sinners doe the same.

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receiue, what thanke shall yee haue? for euen the sinners lend to sinners, to receiue the like.

Wherefore loue ye your enemies, and doe good, and lend, looking for nothing againe, and your rewarde shalbe great, and ye shalbe the children of the most High: for he is kinde vnto the vnkinde, and to the euill.

Be ye therefore mercifull, as your Father also is mercifull.

Iudge not, and ye shall not be iudged: condemne not, and ye shall not bee condemned: forgiue, and ye shalbe forgiuen.

Giue, and it shalbe giuen vnto you: a good measure, pressed downe, shaken together and running ouer shall men giue into your bosome: for with what measure ye mete, with the same shall men mete to you againe.

And he spake a parable vnto them, Can the blinde leade the blinde? shall they not both fall into the ditche?

The disciple is not aboue his master: but whosoeuer will be a perfect disciple, shall bee as his master.

And why seest thou a mote in thy brothers eye, and considerest not the beame that is in thine owne eye?

Either howe canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou seest not the beame that is in thine owne eye? Hypocrite, cast out the beame out of thine owne eye first, and then shalt thou see, perfectly to pull out the mote that is in thy brothers eye.

For it is not a good tree that bringeth foorth euill fruite: neither an euill tree, that bringeth foorth good fruite.

For euery tree is knowen by his owne fruite: for neither of thornes gather men figges, nor of bushes gather they grapes.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth foorth good, and an euill man out of the euill treasure of his heart bringeth foorth euill: for of the aboundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

But why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I speake?

Whosoeuer commeth to mee, and heareth my wordes, and doeth the same, I will shewe you to whome he is like:

He is like a man which built an house, and digged deepe, and layde the fundation on a rocke: and when the waters arose, the flood beat vpon that house, and coulde not shake it: for it was grounded vpon a rocke.

But hee that heareth and doeth not, is like a man that built an house vpon the earth without foundation, against which the flood did beate, and it fell by and by: and the fall of that house was great.

When hee had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entred into Capernaum.

And a certaine Ceturions seruant was sicke and readie to die, which was deare vnto him.

And when he heard of Iesus, hee sent vnto him the Elders of the Iewes, beseeching him that he would come, and heale his seruant.

So they came to Iesus, and besought him instantly, saying that hee was worthy that hee should doe this for him:

For he loueth, said they, our nation, and he hath built vs a Synagogue.

Then Iesus went with them: but when he was now not farre from the house, the Centurion sent friendes to him, saying vnto him, Lord, trouble not thy selfe: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter vnder my roofe:

Wherefore I thought not my selfe worthy to come vnto thee: but say the word, and my seruant shalbe whole:

For I likewise am a man set vnder authoritie, and haue vnder mee souldiers, and I say vnto one, Goe, and he goeth: and to another, Come, and hee commeth: and to my seruant, Doe this, and he doeth it.

When Iesus heard these things, he marueiled at him, and turned him, and said to the people, that followed him, I say vnto you, I haue not found so great faith, no not in Israel.

And when they that were sent, turned backe to the house, they founde the seruant that was sicke, whole.

And it came to passe the day after, that he went into a citie called Nain, and many of his disciples went with him, and a great multitude.

Nowe when hee came neere to the gate of the citie, behold, there was a dead man caried out, who was the onely begotten sonne of his mother, which was a widowe, and much people of the citie was with her.

And when the Lord sawe her, he had compassion on her, and said vnto her, Weepe not.

And he went and touched the coffin (and they that bare him, stoode still) and he said, Yong man, I say vnto thee, Arise.

And he that was dead, sate vp, and began to speake, and he deliuered him to his mother.

Then there came a feare on them all, and they glorified God, saying, A great Prophet is risen among vs, and God hath visited his people.

And this rumour of him went foorth throughout all Iudea, and throughout all the region round about.

And the disciples of Iohn shewed him of all these things.

So Iohn called vnto him two certaine men of his disciples, and sent them to Iesus, saying, Art thou hee that should come, or shall we waite for another?

And when the men were come vnto him, they said, Iohn Baptist hath sent vs vnto thee, saying, Art thou hee that should come, or shall we waite for another?

And at that time, he cured many of their sickenesses, and plagues, and of euill spirites, and vnto many blinde men he gaue sight freely.

And Iesus answered, and saide vnto them, Goe your wayes and shewe Iohn, what things ye haue seene and heard: that the blinde see, the halt goe, the lepers are cleansed, the deafe heare, the dead are raised, and the poore receiue the Gospel.

And blessed is hee, that shall not be offended in me.

And when the messengers of Iohn were departed, hee began to speake vnto the people, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde?

But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft rayment? beholde, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and liue delicately, are in Kings courtes.

But what went ye foorth to see? A Prophet? yea, I say to you, and greater then a Prophet.

This is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

For I say vnto you, there is no greater Prophet then Iohn, among them that are begotten of women: neuerthelesse, hee that is the least in the kingdome of God, is greater then he.

Then all the people that heard, and the Publicanes iustified God, being baptized with the baptisme of Iohn.

But the Pharises and the expounders of the Law despised the counsell of God against themselues, and were not baptized of him.

And the Lord saide, Whereunto shall I liken the men of this generation? and what thing are they like vnto?

They are like vnto litle children sitting in the market place, and crying one to another, and saying, We haue piped vnto you, and ye haue not daunced: we haue mourned to you, and ye haue not wept.

For Iohn Baptist came, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine: and ye say, He hath the deuil.

The Sonne of man is come, and eateth and drinketh: and ye say, Beholde, a man which is a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of Publicanes and sinners:

But wisdome is iustified of all her children.

And one of the Pharises desired him that hee would eate with him: and hee went into the Pharises house, and sate downe at table.

And beholde, a woman in the citie, which was a sinner, when she knewe that Iesus sate at table in the Pharises house, shee brought a boxe of oyntment.

And shee stoode at his feete behinde him weeping, and began to wash his feete with teares, and did wipe them with the heares of her head, and kissed his feete, and anoynted them with the oyntment.

Nowe when the Pharise which bade him, saw it, he spake within himselfe, saying, If this man were a Prophet, hee woulde surely haue knowen who, and what maner of woman this is which toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

And Iesus answered, and saide vnto him, Simon, I haue somewhat to say vnto thee. And he said, Master, say on.

There was a certaine lender which had two detters: the one ought fiue hundreth pence, and the other fiftie:

When they had nothing to pay, he forgaue them both: Which of them therefore, tell mee, will loue him most?

Simon answered, and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgaue most. And he said vnto him, Thou hast truely iudged.

Then he turned to the woman, and said vnto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entred into thine house, and thou gauest mee no water to my feete: but she hath washed my feete with teares, and wiped them with the heares of her head.

Thou gauest me no kisse: but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kisse my feete.

Mine head with oyle thou didest not anoint: but she hath anoynted my feete with oyntment.

Wherefore I say vnto thee, many sinnes are forgiuen her: for she loued much. To whom a litle is forgiuen, he doeth loue a litle.

And he saide vnto her, Thy sinnes are forgiuen thee.

And they that sate at table with him, began to say within themselues, Who is this that euen forgiueth sinnes?

And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saued thee: goe in peace.

And it came to passe afterwarde, that hee himselfe went through euery citie and towne, preaching and publishing the kingdome of God, and the twelue were with him,