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A TRANSLATION OF THE FOUR GOSPELS
CAMBRIUOK
PUINTKI) BY JONATHAN PALMER
ALKXAXURA STRKET
I [From a photograph by Mrs. S. S. LEWIS.
i
KXD OF THE GOSPEL OF MARK.
(a) Mark xvi. 1. ( e ) Row of dots (red).
(b) Mark xvi. 7. (/) Title of Luke (rubric),
(e) End of v. 8. (?) Luke i. 1.
(d) Here endeth the Gospel of Mark (/*) "to write" Luke i. 3.
(rubric). (if) Blank space between the two columns.
A TRANSLATION
OF THE
FOUR GOSPELS
FROM THE
SYRIAC OF THE SINA1TIC PALIMPSEST
AGNES SMITH LEWIS, M.R.A.S.
AUTHOR. OF "GLIMPSES OF GREEK LIFE AND SCENERY"
A CATALOGUE OF THE SYRIAC MSS. IN THE CONVENT OF ST. KATHARINE
ON MOUNT SINAI," ETC.
Honfcon
MACMILLAN AND CO.
AND NEW YORK
1894
CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ix
GOSPEL OF MATTHEW ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
GOSPEL OF MARK ... . ... ... ... ... ... 59
GOSPEL OF LUKE 95
GOSPEL OF JOHN ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 165
APPENDIX I. 209
APPENDIX II. ... ... 231
" Jesus said, Let not your heart be troubled ; believe in God,
and in me ye are believing" John xiv. 1.
INTRODUCTION.
THE text of the lately-discovered Codex of Old Syriac
Gospels is now before the public, and as a translation into
English has not been appended to it, the time seems to have
come when students of the Bible, who are not Syriac scholars,
should be made acquainted with the contents and charac-
teristics of this ancient document. We think that the cause
of truth will be best served by placing a translation of the
whole text before our readers, and not merely isolated pass-
ages, which are apt to be misconstrued when detached from
their surroundings. And in order that they may be the
better able to form an opinion as to the value of the text, we
shall introduce it with firstly, a short narrative of how the
manuscript was discovered and transcribed; secondly, the
relation which it is supposed to hold to other Syriac versions ;
thirdly, a description of the manuscript itself ; and fourthly,
what appears to us, at first sight, to be a few of its leading
features.
I. How THE MANUSCRIPT WAS DISCOVERED AND
TRANSCRIBED.
The convent of St. Katharine on Mount Sinai stands on
the barren granite rocks of a narrow desert valley 4500 feet
above the level of the Eed Sea, and some 2800 feet below the
summit of Jebel Mousa, on whose precipitous side it rests. A
community of monks dwelt there from a very early period,
keeping alive the traditions which cluster around the spot;
b
X INTRODUCTION.
traditions of Moses watering sheep at the well of Jethro ; of
the rock which gushed with water at the touch of his rod ; of
the burning bush which flamed on a spot now covered by the
apse of the convent church ; and of the cave, a thousand feet
higher, where Elijah was fed by ravens, and where he heard
the still small voice. Several other monasteries flourished in
the rocky valleys of that wonderful block of pink granite
mountains, of which the lower part is called Horeb, and the
upper part Sinai ; and numberless are the caves of hermits,
chiefly Egyptian, who in those early days burrowed like
rabbits amongst the sandstone or limestone cliffs of the desert
peninsula. The convent of St. Katharine was in the sixth
century turned into a fortress by Justinian, who surrounded
it with a massive wall ; and we may well imagine that as the
smaller convents fell into decay, or were threatened by tur-
bulent or fanatic Bedawiri, not only their monks but their
manuscripts were transferred to it as to a place of safety.
This may account for the wealth of literary treasures
which have been accumulated within these ancient walls,
where indeed there is little accommodation for their due
keeping. The Greek MSS. catalogued by Gardhausen are
about 1223 in number; the Arabic MSS., according to the
list published by my sister, Mrs. Gibson, number about 629 ;
the Syriac MSS. 267 ; and the Iberian MSS. perhaps 100. Some
of these are neatly arranged on book-shelves, but the greater
part are stored in chests, and are therefore inaccessible to any
traveller who cannot make his wants known to the monks,
and inspire them with confidence in his own integrity.
Books which have lost their bindings are kept in large
baskets, and from one of these probably Tischendorf extracted
INTRODUCTION. XI
in 1844 the famous Codex Sinaiticiis, which, containing as it
does a Greek text of nearly the whole Bible, has been of such
inestimable value in textual revision. It has been a cause of
irritation to the monks that they did not succeed in keeping
this treasure in their possession. Partly to this, and partly
to the fact that Western scholars are usually ignorant
of modern Greek, we may attribute the fact that a chest con-
taining ancient Syriac MSS. has lain there undisturbed for
centuries. Professor Palmer saw its contents in 1868, and
thus refers to them :
"Amongst a pile of patristic and other works of no great
age or interest, are some curious old Syriac books, and one or
two palimpsests. My hurried visit prevented me from examin-
ing these with any great care ; but they would no doubt well
repay investigation." The Desert of the Exodus, Vol. I. p. 70.
The first real examination of these books was reserved for
Mr. Rend el Harris, who in 1889, after a stay of fifteen days
at the convent, contrived to disarm all prejudices, and to
obtain access to these hidden treasures. How he then found
the Syriac text of the Apology of Aristides has been told else-
where, and I refer to it only because it awakened in both
Mr. Harris' mind and in my own the conviction that there
was something more in the convent, a conviction which induced
me and my twin sister, Mrs. James Y. Gibson, to fulfil a long-
cherished wish by visiting Sinai in February 1892.
Amongst the ancient volumes which were produced for
our inspection by the late Hegoumenos and Librarian, Father
Galakteon, was a thick volume, whose leaves had evidently
been unturned for centuries, as they could be separated only
by manipulation with the fingers ; and in the case of ff. 65, 66,
Xli INTRODUCTION.
by the steam of a kettle. A single glance told me that the
book was a palimpsest, and I soon ascertained that the upper
writing was a very entertaining account of the lives of women
saints, and that its date was, as I then read it, a thousand
and nine years after Alexander, that is A.D. 697. After the
word " nine " there is a small hole in the vellum, which, as Mr.
Rendel Harris believes, occupies the place of the syllable
corresponding to the " ty " of " ninety," and the date is thus
probably A.D. 778.
I then examined the more ancient writing which lay
beneath this. It is in two columns, one of which is always
projected on to the margin, and it is written in the same
Estrangelo character, but in a much smaller hand than the
later writing which covers it. It was also slightly reddish in
colour. As I glanced down the margin for over 280 pages,
every word that I could decipher was from the Gospels ; and
so were the lines which at the top or bottom of several pages
were free of the later writing. And few indeed were the
pages which had not a distinct title, such as " Evangelium,"
"da Mathai," "da Marcus," or "da Luca." My sister could
not at that time read a single letter of Syriac, although she
has since acquired enough to give me very material help in
the preparation of this volume. I however succeeded in im-
pressing these facts on her mind, and obtained her assistance in
photographing the whole of the volume, and I also made an
index to it by copying the top lines of each page in the later
writing.
Our photographs, though they were the work of novices in
the art, were fairly successful; and after we had ourselves
developed them, they were shewn to more than one Semitic
INTRODUCTION. Xlll
scholar. Most of our learned friends, however, had not
sufficiently keen eyes, nor indeed sufficient time to read what
we assured them was a copy of the Gospels written not later
than the fifth century. At last they were shewn to Mr. F. C.
Burkitt, and he took them to the late Professor Bensly,
who was then engaged on a critical edition of the Cure-
tonian Gospels, and to whom the Old Syriac text was there-
fore most familiar. The decipherment by him and by Mr.
Burkitt of a page was sufficient to enable him to pronounce
that we had discovered a text of the same type as the
Curetonian. But as the whole of it could not be transcribed
from my photographs, we at once organized a second expedi-
tion, which took place in the early part of 1893.
On this second expedition, Professor Bensly, Lecturer in
Aramaic to the University of Cambridge, Mr. J. Rendel
Harris, University Lecturer in Palaeography, and Mr. F. C.
Burkitt went for the purpose of transcribing the text of the
Gospels directly from the manuscript, Mr. Burkitt having
already copied some thirty pages from my photographs. Two
of these gentlemen were accompanied by their wives, whilst
my sister and I went in order to ensure their getting access to
the volume, as well as to continue our researches.
The monks received us with great cordiality, especially
Father Galakteon, who at once entrusted the palimpsest to
my keeping. I had already divided my photographs amongst
the three transcribers the first 104 pages to Mr. Rendel
Harris, pp. 105 to 200 to Mr. Burkitt, and pp. 201 to 284 to
Professor Bensly. This division determined the arrangement
of their work, which they accomplished in forty days. None
of them could have published his results separately, the four
XIV INTRODUCTION.
Gospels having been all interleaved with each other when the
vellum was used for the Martyrology. Mr. Burkitt compared
what he had already copied with the original, whilst I brought
up a great deal of the faded writing by the application of a
chemical re-agent hydro-sulphide of ammonia recommended
to me by Mr. Scott, of the British Museum.
Our return home was saddened by the unexpected death
of Professor Bensly. He had seemed to thrive on the hard-
ships of the desert journey, but his health had long been
precarious ; and the careful nursing of his devoted wife could
not ward off the attack of the insidious disease which carried
him off only three days after his return to Cambridge.
As some of the pages which had fallen to his lot and to
that of Mr. Burkitt were still undeciphered, I placed fresh
photographs, representing these, at Mr. Burkitt's disposal
after our return home, with the result that a good many
lacunae in the text were filled up by him.
II. RELATION OF OUR CODEX TO OTHER SYRIAC VERSIONS.
Syriac, or more properly Christian Aramaic, was the first
language into which the New Testament was translated ; and
as the Greek text itself was written by men who habitually
thought in Syriac, the early versions in this tongue have a
closer affinity with the original text than those of any other
can possibly have, not excepting the old Latin. Aramaic was
once popularly supposed to be a corrupt form of Hebrew;
but that is a mistake. It is a language quite as regularly
formed, and with a grammar quite as distinct, as either
Hebrew or Arabic. Almost our first record of its use is from
INTRODUCTION. XV
the lips of Laban. In Gen. xxxi. 47 we read that when Laban
and Jacob set up a heap of stones as a witness of the covenant
between them, Jacob called it, in good Hebrew, Galeed ; and
Laban, in equally good Aramaic, Jegar-sahadutha. We there-
fore conclude that Aramaic was the vernacular of Mesopo-
tamia, the cradle of Abraham's family.
That it was also the vernacular of Palestine in our Lord's
time, the language spoken by Him and in which He addressed
the multitude, there can be no doubt. Not only the proper
names of persons and the names of places which occur in the
Four Gospels tell us this, but various Aramaic phrases em-
bodied in the Greek text, such as "Epphatha," "Talitha
cumi," and the last despairing cry of our Lord on the cross,
" Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani," are not translated in this Old
Syriac version, for the good reason that they are part of the
text itself.
There are also other indications. Semitic peoples delight
in puns, and in assonances or jingles of words. We need not
go far to prove this. The Quran derives much of its supposed
sanctity from this cause alone. Babylonian royal decrees and
Arabic law documents are all enlivened by it. And in the
Syriac version of our Lord's discourses it seems as if one word
had sometimes suggested another. For instance, John viii. 34 :
"He who committeth sin is the slave of sin." Here the word
for " commit " and the word for " slave " are both regular forms
of the trilateral verb 'bad. There is a similar play on the
same word in Luke vii. 8, " I say to my slave, do this, and he
doeth it."
Another, which has been detected by my sister, Matt. x. 30 :
"But the very hairs of your head are all numbered." The
xvi INTRODUCTION.
word for " hairs " is mene, and the word for " number " is mna,
both probably from the same root.
Also Matt, xxvii. 6, dmaya ennon da dmd "the price of
blood."
In Matthew x. 13 we have, "And when ye come into an
house give peace to it [that is, salute it], and if the house be
worthy, your peace shall rest upon it, and if not, your peace
shall return unto you." In the Greek text acnrdcraa-Oe
("salute") has no verbal relation to elprjvrj ("peace"). We
therefore conclude that our Lord gave this direction in a
Semitic tongue, and used either the Hebrew shalum or the
Syriac shalma.
The alliteration memath tamoth of Mark vii. 10 can be
reproduced in an English idiom, " die the death," though it is
absent from the Greek.
In John xii. 32, " And I, if I be lifted up from the earth
will draw all men unto me," the word "lifted up" has the
secondary sense of " be crucified."
In John xx. 10 there is in the Greek text an expression,
cnrijXdov . . . Trpo? eauroiX', which is not classical, and may
perhaps be a translation of the Syriac ezal lahun.
And in John xx. 19 the curious grammar of 777 jua rwv
<ra/3/3uT(i)v is at once explained by the Syriac had beshaba.
These last two examples may have sprung from the Evan-
gelist's thoughts being habitually in Syriac.
St. Paul must have been thinking in Aramaic when he wrote
to the Romans (xiii. 8) : wa lenash medem la tehubun, ella had
lehad lemaMbbu "Owe no man anything, but to love one
another." Here the word Mb ("owe") is not the same as
Jialb (" love "), but the sound is very similar : as in the case of
INTRODUCTION. XV11
dmaya and dmd. Our Lord himself may also have made a play
on the same words in the story of the two debtors, as recorded
in Luke vii. 41, 42. And in the Palestinian Syriac, the words
addressed by the risen Saviour to Mary Magdalene are s6
rhythmical, that we feel as if they must be the very accents
which fell from His lips : AttatJia, ma at bakia, leman at ba'ia
" Woman, why weepest thou, whom seekest thou 1 "
The Aramaic Christians adopted the name of Syrians,
bestowed on them by the Greeks, because they, the Aramaia,
did not wish to be confounded with Armaia (the heathen), and
the country of Aram was henceforth known as Syria.
The first specimen of literature they possessed was pro-
bably a translation of the Old Testament, which was read in
their synagogues. The next was a version of the New Testa-
ment (if we may not count the original of Matthew's Gospel),
and after that, translations of the early Fathers, and of the
works of Greek philosophers. Some of these have come
down to us in a Syriac dress only. Syriac literature can shew
no work of original genius, and it is prized chiefly for the light
which it throws upon the history of the New Testament.
One of its most valuable products was the Diatessaron, or
Harmony of the Four Gospels, composed by a Syrian named
Tatian, in the second century. Whether he made use of a
Syriac or of a Greek text is not yet ascertained. But this
Harmony was so highly valued, that for three centuries it
supplanted every other book in the worship of the Syrian
churches. At some period between A.D. 411 and A.D. 435
Bishop Rabbula, of Edessa, promulgated an edict that it must
be replaced by the Separate Gospels. From that time copies
of Tatian's work began to disappear, and its text is known
XV111 INTRODUCTION.
to us only from quotations in an Armenian version of
Mar Ephraim's Commentary, and in an Arabic translation, of
which two copies exist in the Vatican Library. These have
been edited by Ciasca.
The Pe'shltta, or " simple " version, which seems to have
replaced the Diatessaron, is one which underwent successive
revisions in order to bring it into harmony with the Greek
codices ; and it is, in fact, the Syrian Vulgate.
Quotations in some of the Fathers had suggested to Gries-
bach, Hug, and others, the existence of a version older than
the Pe'shltta before the happy discovery by Canon Cureton in
1842 of the British Museum MS., which is now numbered Add.
14,451. This was one of a number of MSS. which had been
brought to the Museum from the convent of St. Mary Deipara,
in the Nitrian Desert, Egypt, by Archdeacon Tattam. It is
written in a clear, distinct hand, only one leaf being palimp-
sest; and it did not therefore present the same difficulties
to a transcriber which our Sinai codex did. But it has been
seriously mutilated, and the sum of its contents is as follows :
Matthew i. 1 viii. 22 ; x. 32 xxiii. 25 ;
Markxvi. 1720;
John i. 142; iii. 5 viii. 19; xiv. 1012; 1519;
2123 ; 2629 ;
Luke ii. 48 iii. 16 ; vii. 33 xvi. 12 ; xvii. 1 xxiv. 44.
and from some of these verses a few words are missing.
Other Syriac versions are :
The Philoxenian, made by Philoxenus, bishop of Mabbogh,
about A.D. 508. (A revision of this, made by Thomas of
Harkel a century later, is called the Harklensian.)
INTRODUCTION. Xl'x
The Palestinian Syriac version, whose origin is attributed
by Noldeke to the fourth or fifth century, and which is now
extant only in the form of a Lectionary. Till our visit to
Sinai in 1892, only one copy of this was known to exist, that
in the Vatican Library, which has been edited by Count
Erizzo-Miniscalchi and by Paul de Lagarde. Its date is about
A.D. 1029. The copy discovered by me at Sinai in 1892 is
dated A.D. 1104, and that which Mr. Rendel Harris found in
1893 A.D. 1118. The translation is from a Greek manuscript
quite independent of any that are now extant ; yet it agrees
in the main with the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus.
A fresh edition is in course of preparation.
III. DESCRIPTION OF THE MANUSCRIPT.
The manuscript is numbered 30 in the convent library,
and is a complete book so far as the later writing is concerned.
Its material is a strong vellum, the outer pages only being
disposed to crumble. Here we find in sober fact what hap-
pened only metaphorically in the middle ages the Word of
God completely obscured by the legends of the saints. John
the Recluse, of Beth-Mari, Kaddish, being in want of vellum,
pulled to pieces a copy of the Old Syriac Gospels, and wrote
above them his Select Narratives of Holy Women, viz. :
Thecla, Eugenia, Pelagia, Mary or Marinus, Euphrosyne,
Onesima, Drusis, Barbara, Mary, Irene, Euphemia, Sophia,
Theodosia, Theodota, a short Creed, Susanna, Cyprian and
Justa, and some verses of a metrical Homily of Mar Ephraim,
about Paradise.
The text of the Gospels underlies about 284 pages on 142
leaves of this Martyrology. But it did not suffice for the
XX INTRODUCTION.
wants of John the Recluse. To obtain a further supply of
vellum for his stories he made use of four leaves from a fourth-
century Greek MS. of the Gospels ; many leaves from a volume
of Syriac Apocrypha containing the Acts of Thomas and the
Repose of Mary, and more leaves from another Greek MS.
which has not yet been identified.
The stories in the Martyrology are of a very racy character,
and throw a curious light on the monastic life at its prime.
They have apparently been well read, perhaps by generations
of Sinai monks, if we may judge from the thumb-stained
margins. Iberian monks have certainly at one period handled
the volume, for they have re-numbered its quires in their own
tongue. To complete our description of this interesting volume
we must state that Mr. Rendel Harris detected the existence
of a still more ancient writing beneath that of the Gospels, in
this the very oldest specimen of a palimpsest which has as yet
come to light.
IV. A FEW OF ITS LEADING CHARACTERISTICS.
Of the titles to the four Gospels two only have been deci-
phered, those to Luke and John, with the colophons to Mark,
Luke, and John. The spaces between the end of one Gospel
and beginning of another were pronounced to be blank, but at
Mr. Harris' suggestion I applied my re-agent to them, and
they came up in a rich reddish-brown colour. One result of
this is that we have their title at the very end. It reads
thus :
" Here endeth the Gospel of the M<~pharr?she four books :
Glory to God and to his Christ, and to his Holy Spirit.
Let every one who reads, and hears, and keeps, and does,
INTRODUCTION. xxi
pray for the sinner who wrote it. May God in his tender
mercy forgive him his sins in both worlds. Amen and
Amen."
The epithet " mpharr8sh M is applied to the Gospels both
in Cureton's MS. and in the Sinai one. In our text it bears
unmistakeably the two dots which denote the plural. It is
therefore a term to be applied to all the four Gospels, just as
evayyeXiov in the colophon of our text means "Gospel"
generally in the old patristic sense. The question now is,
What meaning are we to attach to it ?
Cureton applied to Bernstein, who suggested " Evangelium
per anni circulum dispositum," a copy of the Gospels divided
into lections, or portions appointed to be read throughout the
year, and referred to Assemani's Bibliotheca Orient. Clemen. Vat.,
vol. II. p. 230. Cureton made the obvious objection that there
are no indications whatever of such lections in the MS. written
at the same period as its title. His judgment is confirmed by
the fact that there are also none in our MS.
Another explanation is that mepharre'she means "separate,"
as distinct from " mixed " mShalUte. In favour of this it has
been urged that the canons of Bishop Rabbula of Edessa
(A.D. 412 435) ordain that in all churches a gospel of the
separated Evangelion da MKpharrSshe should be kept and read,
obviously that it might supplement the Diatessaron of Tatian,
which seems to have been in general use before that period.
This is a very strong point.
The difficulty is (1) that the term mSpharrSshe runs through
the whole of Syriac literature, and is applied to the Pe"shltta,
probably by inheritance, as well as to the Curetonian ; (2) that
it is applied to the Psalms as well as to the Gospels.
XX11 INTRODUCTION.
In Dr. Wright's catalogue of the Syriac MSS. in the British
Museum, we find that No. CLXVIII. contains the Psalms
according to the Peshitta version, with the title, katba: da-
tashbachtce : da-david: da-m&pharrSshe.
In a note to this, Dr. "Wright says : " The word da-^nSphar-
rSshe seems here really to mean ' of the interpreters, or of the
translators.' The strange thing is that such titles should be
prefixed to the ordinary PSshitta version, and that, too, in a
MS. dated A.D. 600."
The meaning " of the interpreters or translators " is corro-
borated by the title to No. CLXIX. (A.D. 14, 436), to which
Dr. Wright draws attention. It runs :
" By the power of the Lord Jesus we begin to write (the
Psalms) of David, of the mpharr8she, which we bring out of
the Palestinian tongue to the Hebrew, and from the Hebrew
to the Greek, and from the Greek to the Syriac."
It is generally allowed that the word HJ^S sometimes
means "to transcribe" in Hebrew. Here are two cases in
which it apparently means the same in Syriac ; and in a
Targum on Isaiah viii. 1, the epithet UT^QD is applied to writing
in the sense of "clear," "distinct." We must therefore leave
the question to further discussion on the part of critics. There
is, however, not much hope of their judgment being final until
we have the Syriac text of the Diatessaron in our hands. Then
the great problem may be solved. Was the Diatessaron com-
piled in the second century from the version contained in the
Curetonian and in the Sinai codices ? or did that version come
into existence only in the fourth century, when the use of
the Diatessaron was discontinued 1
Let us now see what our Codex says about the Gospel of Mat-
thew. In chap. i. v. 8 the name of Joram is followed immediately
INTRODUCTION. xxiii
by that of Uzziah ; and the three kings, Ahazia, Joash, and
Amuzia, who came betwixt them in Cureton's MS., are absent.
In v. 16 we come to the most startling variation in our
Codex. Although none of the surviving Syriac students,
V
except the transcriber, who were present at Sinai in 1893,
knew of this strange reading until months after our return
home, and although Professor Bensly has not appended his
initials to the foot of the page, we shall not venture to doubt
the accuracy of the transcription, which, however, rests upon
the evidence of one pair of eyes only. We ask our readers
to consider carefully the whole passage, from v. 16 to the end
of the chapter.
It is hardly possible to find a consistent narrative in this
self -contradictory recital. Had v. 16 stood alone we might
have suspected a clerical error, but the occurrence of the word
lek ("to thee") in v. 21, and leh ("to him ") in v. 25, with the
omission of the words, KOL ovtc eyivaxTKev avTrjv, eW ou,
makes it almost certain that the statement in v. 16 is an inten-
tional one. Our Codex stands alone in its peculiar readings of
these three verses, and doubtless some critics will be inclined
to set its authority against that of all the oldest Greek MSS.
of all the versions, and of its own sister manuscript, the Cure-
tonian. If so, we hope they will be consistent, and make its
text the touch-stone of accuracy everywhere else, not forgetting
its reading of v, 18, "when they had not come near one to
another, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost."
In the meantime, there are some considerations bearing on
this subject which we shall do well to keep in mind.
We have in Matthew's narrative, and in Luke's, two genea-
logies, both of Joseph only. Possibly the one was on the father's
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XXIV INTRODUCTION.
side, the other on the mother's side, and both are probably
copied from an official register, the last clause of which was
perhaps added at the time of the Presentation in the Temple,
and Avas modified by the Evangelist when he became fully
acquainted with the story of Mary. It is possible that we
have here a partly modified form; but even here Mary is
called the Virgin a title which no one unacquainted with the
miraculous birth of her first-born would naturally have given
her.
The fact that Joseph was troubled about Mary's condition
is simply inexplicable if he were the father of Jesus. And
it is difficult to reconcile the idea of his being a just man with
that of his wishing to put her away. These circumstances the
scribe of our Codex, if he were a heretic, has not been bold
enough to suppress.
We have no genealogy of Mary. This is only natural.
Our Lord's social position and civil rights were determined
by the relation in which He stood to one who was both His
reputed father and his foster-father. His disciples were eager
that He should claim the throne of David and drive out the
Romans, and they therefore laid great stress upon Joseph's
ancestry. Even after our Lord's Ascension, as they were
disappointed in their expectation that His second coming
would take place in their own life-time, they took care
that there should be a permanent record of this. We
can easily imagine that Mary would make known her
wonderful secret to a few only, and that it was not at once
published abroad to a nation who would have received it with
scornful incredulity. But from the few it was doubtless com-
municated to many of the disciples, and we can hardly believe
INTRODUCTION. XXV
that they did not investigate the truth of a statement which
most of them sealed with suffering and with death. The
seclusion in which Eastern women are kept, not indeed in
their houses, but from social intercourse with all members of
the other sex who are not of kin to them, and their own
gregarious habits, make it highly improbable that Mary could
be guilty of a lapse from virtue without the knowledge of
some female companion. St. Luke states, chap. i. v. 3, that
he had investigated all these things from the beginning, and
it is much to be regretted that Luke i. v. 35 occurs on a lost
page of our manuscript.
Meanwhile, it is important to remember that we have not
ascertained all the facts which may throw light upon the
history of this Sinai Codex. In particular, we have not the
initial title, a title whose actual existence has been detected
from my photographs by Mr. Rend el Harris. It is on the
recto of the page which contains Matthew i. 1 17, and it
may yet tell us both the name of the scribe, and the place
where the MS. was written.
The various readings in this Codex afford much food for
discussion. Those of our readers who are deeply interested
in the subject will find many of these for themselves, but we
shall point out some which appear to throw fresh light upon
the sacred narrative, and some which in our humble opinion
indicate an older form of the Old Syriac version than Cureton's
manuscript.
In Matthew xix. 29, and in Mark x. 29, our Codex agrees
with the judgment of the Revisers by omitting the word "wife"
from those whom it is meritorious to leave for our Lord's sake.
In Matthew xix. 29 the word " father " is also omitted.
c
XXVI INTRODUCTION.
In Matthew xx. 12 we have "the burden of the day in the
heat," which seems a natural expression.
Matthew xxiii. 13 gives us a graphic picture of priestly
pretensions. "Ye hold the key of the kingdom of heaven
before men : for ye neither enter in yourselves, nor those that
are coming do ye suffer them to enter."
Matthew xviii. 20 gives us a reading similar to that of
Codex Bezae, "For there are not two or three gathered
together in my name and I not amongst them." We could
believe that the Syriac translator had confounded the Greek
words ov and ov, were it not that he has given us a perfectly
idiomatic expression.
In Matthew xxvi. 25, and in Mark xiv. 19, the question of
the disciples, " Is it I, Lord ? " is put in a somewhat stronger
and more interesting form. It begins with a word which in
Syriac corresponds partly to the Latin ne . . . forte, and to the
Greek /Z^TTCO?. This suggests that the question was a depre-
catory one, and as it cannot be rendered in English, we have
had recourse to the idiom which would probably rise to the
lips of one of our own countrymen in a similar case, " Not I,
surely, Lord 1 "
In Matthew xxvii. 56 the companion of Mary Magdalene
is called Mary the daughter of James and mother of Joseph.
This is repeated in Mark xv. 40. Mary is called the daughter
of James also in the two Palestinian Syriac Lectionaries which
were found by Mr. Rendel Harris and myself in the Sinai Con-
vent. It is difficult to trace her family connections, but amongst
other suggestions one of Mrs. Gibson's may be noted, that
perhaps we may link her with the genealogy in Matthew, and
that possibly she was the mother-in-law of the Virgin Mary.
INTRODUCTION. XXvii
If so, she very naturally appears both near the cross and at
the sepulchre (see Matthew i. 15, 16).
In Mark x. 50 we are told that blind Timai, son of Timai,
put on his garment before he rose and came to Jesus. This, /
to anyone who has watched Eastern habits, seems a more
natural action than if he had cast it away.
The most remarkable feature in our text of Mark is the
omission of twelve verses, chap. xvi. 9 20. This occurs in
other ancient codices, notably in both the Sinaiticus and the
Vaticanus. But in these it is open to question if their absence
is not due to cancelling by a later hand. In ours there can be
no doubt that they never existed. This is made abundantly
clear by the frontispiece to this volume, which represents the
page on which St. Mark ends and St. Luke begins. The space
betwixt the two is on the left hand column, that is the second
column, on the page, for our readers must remember that
Syriac is read from right to left ; the intervening space is filled
up by the words written with red ink, "Here endeth the
Gospel of Mark." Then comes a line of ornamental dots, and
then, " The Gospel of Luke," also in red.
The subject is too perplexing to enter on here, but it is
worthy of remark, that in the Greek codices where these twelve
verses do occur, the word re\o? ("end") is always found after
verse 8 and also after verse 20. What is very strange is that
these verses must exist in Cureton's manuscript, for all that is
there preserved to us of Mark's Gospel is xvi. 17, 18, 19, 20.
The testimony of the Old Syriac version to their being
part of the sacred record is therefore equivocal. We may
hope that fresh light will be thrown on this subject
through the investigations which have been prompted by
XXviii INTRODUCTION.
Mr. F. C. Conybeare's remarkable discovery of the signature,
Ariston Erizou (" Ariston the Presbyter's") to the last twelve
verses of Mark xvi. in an Armenian MS. of the tenth century.
Our readers will find this interesting subject fully discussed in
the Expositor for September 1894.
i In Luke i. 63, 64 we have the statement, " and they mar-
J
veiled all " transferred to its natural place, so that it becomes
an effect produced by the string of Zacharias' tongue being
suddenly loosened, and not simply by his writing the name
of John.
In Luke iv. 17 a beautifully characteristic touch is restored
V
to the narrative of our Lord's conduct in the synagogue of
Nazareth. Before He stood up to read, He waited modestly
until the book of Isaiah the prophet was put into His hand.
In Luke x. 41 our Lord's praise of Mary is accompanied
by no reproach to Martha.
In Luke xv. 30 we seem to hear the angry tone of the
elder brother as he says, " Thou hast killed for him th^t. fatted
calf."
In Luke xvi. 20 we learn that Lazarus was a poor man,
but possibly not a beggar.
In Luke xxii. we have a fresh arrangement of the narrative
from v. 17 to v. 21.
In Luke xxiii. 37 we are told that the crown of thorns
was placed on our Lord's head whilst He was suspended on
the cross.
In Luke xxiv. 47 we have the distinct assertion from His
own lips of His divinity, and of His being the Messiah, "and
that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in
my name."
INTRODUCTION. xxix
In John iv. 36 we are told that the reaper straightway
receiveth wages. This, we may safely affirm, agrees with the
experience of every earnest worker in the Lord's harvest-field.
In John vi. 59, " These things said he in the synagogue as
he taught in Capernaum," becomes "These things said he in
Capernaum, in the synagogue, as he taught." This reading
would lead us to suspect that our English version of the
Gospels shew a misunderstanding of the Greek text -ravra
etTrev ev avvaywyij SiSdaKwv ev KctTrepvaov/j,. Here 8tSd-
(TK(ov probably refers rather to avvaywyfj which precedes it,
than to ev Kcurepvaovfj, which follows.
In John vii. 48 we read, " For who of the chief men or of
the Pharisees has believed on him ? only this mob, which
knoweth not the law."
In John viii. 57 the question, ''And hath Abraham seen
thee ? " follows more naturally on our Lord's previous state-
ment, than the usual reading, " And hast thou seen Abraham 1 "
In John ix. 35 we observe that our Lord calls Himself Son
of man instead of Son of God. All passages in this Codex
bearing on the assertion of His divinity must have a special
interest, and we therefore note in connection with it the ques-
tion of the demons in Luke viii. 28, " What have I to do with
thee, Jesus, thou Son of God Most High ? "
If this assertion is weakened by the statement in our Lord's
prayer, as recorded in John xvii. 5, " And now also give me
the glory, my Father, from beside thyself, from that which
thou gavest me when the world was not yet," instead of "The
glory that I had with thee before the world was," we notice
that this is only in agreement with the words of v. 24. The
assertion of His divinity is as clear and strong as ever in
XXX INTRODUCTION.
John xx. 31. And we perceive from John xvii. 5, 6, that
some part of this glory at least, is "the men which thou
gavest me out of the world."
In John xi. 38 we are told that the grave of Lazarus was
an artificial one, hewn out of the rock, like a cave. We can
see a vivid picture also of how Martha was startled, when she
saw the bystanders obeying our Lord's command, from her
exclamation, " Lord, why are they taking away the stone ? "
From John xii. 3 we learn that Mary began her loving
ministrations to our Lord by pouring the ointment first on His
head.
In John xiii. 34 a change in the punctuation shews us that
our Lord said, "Arid now a new commandment I give unto
you, that ye love one another."
In John xiii. 37 a similar change shews us that Peter said,
" I will lay down my life now for thy sake."
In John xvii. 1 1 we have an addition to one of our Lord's
prayers for His people, " my holy Father, take, keep them
in thy name."
The effect of the transposition of the narrative in John
xviii. is to shew that Caiaphas, not Annas, was the high priest
Q who questioned our Lord, and to make the story of Peter's
denial an unbroken narrative. It seems as if we had now the
episode in something like its original form.
In John xx. 8 Peter shares with John the credit of having
been first to see and believe in our Lord's resurrection.
The interpolations in our Codex are not numerous. That
which will attract most attention is already known from
Codex Bezae in Luke xxiii. 48, " Woe unto us, what hath be-
fallen us ? woe unto us, for our sins ! "
INTRODUCTION. XXxi
Another occurs in John xx. 16. Here we are told that
Mary Magdalene, when she recognised our Lord by the sound
of her own name, "ran towards him, that she might touch
him."
In John vi. 63 we are told that it is the Spirit that
quickeneth the body ; and in John iii. 6 that God is a living
Spirit.
Some of these readings, as we have already said, indicate
a greater antiquity for the Sinai manuscript than for Cureton's.
But on the other hand, there are a few expressions which may
point to a later origin.
The chief of these is, as it seems to us, the persistent use U. kttit ,/
of the title, Our Lord, instead of the name Jesus throughout ^ ^^ . ;
the narrative of all the Evangelists. Also the pleonastic,^^ 7 </ <
phrase, " He was troubled in his soul, and was disturbed in his
spirit," of John xi. 33. This is somewhat puzzling, as one
characteristic of our MS., as compared with other early texts, Q^
is its conciseness. I believe that the transcribers are willing
to assign it to the beginning of the fifth century, that is to an
earlier period than Cureton's, or any other Syriac MS. in the
British Museum. Their opinion is founded partly upon its
orthography. The facsimiles of several pages which are now
before the world, will enable other scholars to form an inde-
pendent judgment. We observe from the final colophon, that
the MS. must have been written at a period when prayer for
departed saints had become a recognised custom.
The Curetonian Gospels have been of inestimable value in
the work of New Testament revision. It is a matter of con-
gratulation that the Sinai manuscript, discovered fifty years
later, makes the text of the Old Syriac version nearly complete.
^.,
XXX11 INTRODUCTION.
Yet the two do not perfectly coincide, as any one who will
place this translation beside Cureton's may easily ascertain.
Dr. Nestle, of Ulrn, and Mr. Rendel Harris have both ex-
pressed the opinion that it represents, not a duplicate of the
Curetoriian, but the very first attempt at rendering the Gospel
into Syriac, of which Tatian and the Curetonian are both
revisions.
We have endeavoured, by means of the marginal notes, to
indicate those variations from our English Authorised Version,
which have their equivalents either in the Revised Version,
as substantially representing the testimony of the most ancient
Greek manuscripts, in Cureton's MS., or in Codex Bezae as
the chief representative of the Old Latin.
We have referred to other manuscripts only in the case of
remarkable variants, which are justified by none of these three
texts. Beyond all these, a number of readings will be observed
for which our Codex alone is responsible. And we have added,
in an Appendix, a list of Greek words and phrases from the
Teytus Receptus for which the Syriac of our manuscript presents
no equivalent.
We would point those of our readers to whom the subject
of " various readings " in the text of a divinely inspired book
may be new or startling, to the weighty and well-considered
statement of the late Dr. Hort, in his Introduction to the
Text of the New Testament in the Original Gh-eek, the joint work
of himself and Dr. Westcott :
" With regard to the great bulk of the words of the New
Testament, as of most other ancient writings, there is no
variation or other ground of doubt, and therefore no room for
textual criticism; and here therefore an editor is merely a
INTRODUCTION. XXxiii
transcriber. The same may be said with substantial truth
respecting those various readings which have never been
received, and in all probability never will be received, into any
printed text. The proportion of words virtually accepted on
all hands as raised above doubt is very great, not less, on a
rough computation, than seven-eighths of the whole. The
remaining eighth, therefore, formed in great part by changes
of order and other comparative trivialities, constitutes the
whole area of criticism. If the principles folloAved in the
present edition are sound, this area may be very greatly
reduced. Recognising to the full the duty of abstinence from
peremptory decision in cases where the evidence leaves the
judgment in suspense between two or more readings, we find
that, setting aside differences of orthography, the words in our
opinion still subject to doubt only make up one sixtieth of the
whole New Testament. In this second estimate the proportion
of comparatively trivial variations is beyond measure larger
than in the former ; so that the amount of what can in any
sense be called substantial variation is but a small fraction of
the whole residuary variation, and can hardly form more than
a thousandth part of the entire text."
Our study of this ancient Syriac version has convinced us
that it is not the work of an heretic, and that its peculiar
reading of Matthew i. 16 must be explained by some other
hypothesis. No man, who entertained the slightest doubt of
our Lord's Divinity, would have left John xiv. 1 in its present
very interesting form. And Luke surely gives us a strong T
confirmation of the view that both genealogies are modified
copies of an official register, when he prefaces his own account
with " Jesus .... as he was called, the son of Joseph." We
would entreat our readers not to decide this matter from the
consideration of a single passage, but from that of the text as
a whole.
XXXIV INTRODUCTION.
In conclusion, I have to thank my sister, Mrs. James Y.
Gibson, for her careful revision of my proof-sheets ; Mr.
J. Rendel Harris for several valuable suggestions ; and Dr.
Eberhard Nestle, of Ulm, for the solution of some important
idiomatic difficulties, also for the marginal references to
Luke i. 3, xi. 54, xvi. 25; John viii. 47, xi. 18, and for the
changes of punctuation in John xiv. 1, 2, xvii. 24, 25.
AGNES SMITH LEWIS.
CASTLE-BRAE, CAMBRIDGE,
December, 1894.
CORRIGENDA.
MATTHEW.
*IX. 9. After " publicans " add "... followed him and."
17. After " spilled " add " and the skins perish."
X. 3. For " Alphaeus " read " Halfai."
XXIII. 24. For "gnat" read "gnats."
*XXIV. 39. Add " the flood " before " came."
*39. Add " shall be ... of men . . . then two."
XXV. 46. For " punishment " read " torture."
XXVI. 20. For " the twelve " read " his twelve."
29. For " this fruit " read " the fruit."
XXVII. 28. For " a robe " read " robes."
*60. For " they departed " read " he departed " (doubtful).
MARK.
I. 38. For " that I may " read " and I will."
III. 7. For " multitude " read " great multitudes."
19. For " Iscariot " read " Scariota," passim.
V. 23. For " hands " read " hand."
*VII. 35. After " Be opened " add " and in that . . . were opened."
*36. Before " a great deal more " add "... them ..."
*VIII. 23. After " in his eyes " read " hand."
*IX. 15. After " and straightway " read " when they saw him,
they."
*22. Omit " to destroy " (doubtful).
23. For " the house " read " his house."
X. 7. For " for this cause " read " therefore."
30. For " mothers " read ' mother."
*40. For " others " read " another." (The word is masculine
singular. Professor Bensly gave it the soyaine"
points which denote the plural; and but for my
photograph, it might have been edited in the plural.
The parallel passage, Matt. xx. 21, has a plural
pronoun.)
* See Note on next page.
XXXVJ CORRIGENDA.
MARK continued.
X. 52. For " Jesus " read " He."
XI. 11. For " and when " read " but when."
XIV. 44. After " saying " add " unto them."
XV. 3. After " give " add " them."
*7. For " because of murder " read " there was a man who
had done evil and committed murder."
*12. Add " again " after " answered."
*15. Add " to be crucified " before " And the soldiers."
LUKE.
I. 7. For " And " read " But."
50. For " on the generation " read " unto the generation."
II. 36. For " her husband " read " a husband."
*XXIV. 34. Omit " came."
* Those marked with an asterisk are owing to additions and alterations
having been made from my photographs by the transcribers on the last
revise of their proof-sheets, and which did not come under my observation
in time to be included in this volume. A. S. L.
EMENDATIONS SUGGESTED
IN THE SYRIAC TEXT.
MARK X. 12, /or
XIV. 5,
,. XV. 20,
LUKR I. 53,
I. 70,
V.I,
XIV. 21,
XX. 34,
XXIV. 23, -
JOHN VI. 49,
,, VI. 64,
X. 9,
,, XI. 17,
XVII. 7,
XXI. 16,
.
VAil
001 Alia
read perhaps
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THE FOUR GOSPELS
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
1 The book of the generations of Jesus the Christ,
2 the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham I
begat Isaac ; Isaac begat Jacob ; Jacob begat Juda c /
3 and his brethren ; Juda begat Phares and Zara of ,
fy A DCV X J J-
Thamar; Phares begat Hesron; Hesron begat Aram; '
4 Aram begat Aminadab; Aminadab begat Nahson ;
5 Nahson begat Shela 1 ; Shela 1 begat Boaz of Rahab ; i cureton.
6 Boaz begat Obed of Ruth ; Obed begat Jesse ; Jesse
begat David the king: David 2 begat Solomon of the 2 B - v -
, . Cureton.
7 wife of Uria ; Solomon begat Rehoboam ; Rehoboam
8 begat Abia ; Abia begat Asa ; Asa begat Josaphat ;
9 Josaphat begat Joram ; Joram begat Ozia ; Ozia
begat Jotham ; Jotham begat Achaz ; Achaz begat
10 Hezekia ; Hezekia begat Manassa ; Manassa begat
11 Amon ; Amon begat Josia ; Josia begat Juchonia
12 and his brethren in the captivity 3 of Babylon ; And 3 cureton.
after the captivity 3 of Babylon, Juchonia begat Sheal-
13 tiel ; Shealtiel begat Zorobabel ; Zorobabel begat
Abiur 4 ; Abiur 4 begat Eliakim ; Eliakim begat Azor ; 4 Cureton.
14 Azor begat Sadoc ; Sadoc begat Achin 5 ; Achin 5 begat 5 cureton.
15 Eliud ; Eliud begat Eleazar ; Eleazar begat Matthan;
16 Matthan begat Jacob ; Jacob begat Joseph ; Joseph,
to whom was betrothed Mary the Virgin, begat
Jesus, who is called the Christ.
17 All these generations from Abraham until David
are fourteen generations ; and from David until the
captivity of Babylon are fourteen generations ; and
from the captivity 6 of Babylon until the Christ are 6 cureton
fourteen generations.
1
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
1. 18
And the birth of the Christ was on this wise : ig
When Mary his mother was espoused to Joseph,
i Cureton. when they had not come near one to the other, 1 she
was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then 19*
Joseph her husband, because he was just, did not
wish to expose Mary, and was minded quietly to
* Cureton. repudiate her. 2 But while he thought on these 20
'Cureton. things, 3 the angel of the Lord appeared to him in
a vision, and said unto him, Joseph, son of David,
fear not to take Mary thy wife : for that which is
< R.V. marg. begotten 4 from her is of the Holy Ghost. And she 21
* u r !, 8he ,, , shall bear tothee a son, and thou 5 shalt call his
shall call.'
Dame Jesus : for he shall save his people from their
sins. Now this which happened was that it might be 22
Bezae fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by Isaia 6 the
prophet, who said, Behold a virgin shall be with 23
child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call
his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is,
God with us. When Joseph arose from his sleep, 24
he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him,
and took his wife : and she bore tojiim a son, and 25
he called his name Jesus.
And when Jesus was born in Beth Lehem of 2,
Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there
came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, and 2
7 cureton. said, Where is the King of the Jews that is born 7 ?
for we have seen his star from the east, and are
come to worship him. And when Herod the king 3
heard, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with
him. And he assembled all the chief priests and 4
scribes of the people, and said to them, Where
is the Christ born ? They say unto him, In Beth 5-
Lehem of Judaea, for thus it is written by the
2. 16. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 3
6 prophet, And thou too, Beth Lehem of Juda art
not the least of the kings of Juda : for out of thee
shall come a king, who shall shepherd 1 my people i R. v.
7 Israel. Then Herod called those wise men privily, Bezae.
and enquired of them that he might know at what
8 time the star appeared to them. And he sent them
to Beth Lehem, and said unto them, Go search con-
cerning him, the child ; and when ye have found
him, come and shew me, that I also may go and
9 worship him. They then, when they had received
the commandment 2 of the king, departed : and there 2Cureton.
appeared 3 to them the star which they had seen ins cureton.
the east ; it went before them till it came and stood
10 there where the child was. And they, when they saw
11 the star, rejoiced with great joy. And they came into
the house, and saw the child with Mary his mother,
and fell down and worshipped him : and they opened
their treasures, and presented unto him gifts ; gold,
12 and myrrh 4 and frankincense. And it appeared to* cureton.
them in a vision that they should not return unto
Herod, 5 and they departed by another way into their cureton.
13 country. And after them 6 there appeared to Joseph e cureton.
the angel of the Lord in a dream, and said unto
him, 7 Arise, take the child and his mother, and flee? cureton.
into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee : for
Herod is about to seek the young child to destroy
14 him. And Joseph 8 arose, and took the child and his cureton.
mother by night : and departed into Egypt : and was
15 there until Herod the king 9 was dead : that it might 9 cureton.
be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the
mouth of Isaia the prophet, who had said, Out of Egypt
16 did I call my son. Then Herod, when he saw that
the wise men had mocked him, was exceeding wroth,
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
2. 16
and sent and slew the children, all that were in Beth
Lehem and in its borders, from two years old and
under, according to the time which the wise men had
said to him. Then was fulfilled the word which 17
1 cureton. Jeremia the prophet 1 had spoken. A voice was
heard in Ramtha, wailing and weeping, and much 18
2 cureton. sighing, the voice 2 of Rachel who was weeping for
her children, and she would not be comforted be-
cause they are not.
3 Cureton. But when Herod the king 3 was dead, 4 there 1 9
ton " appeared unto Joseph in Egypt an angel of the
o cureton. Lord, saying to him 5 in a dream, Arise, take the 20
child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel :
for they are dead that sought the child's life. And 21
he arose, took the child and his mother, and
cureton. came into the land of Israel. But when Joseph 6 22
heard that Archelaus was king in the room of his
father Herod, he was afraid to go thither : and it
7 cureton. appeared 7 in a dream that he should go into the
s cureton. region of Galilee : and he came thither, 8 and dwelt in 23
a city which is called Nazareth : and the word was
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, that he
should be called a Nazarene.
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching 3
in the wilderness of Judaea, saying, Repent ye : for 2
the kingdom of heaven is at hand. This is he 3
cnreton. that was written 9 about by Isaia the prophet, who
said, Prepare ye a way for the Lord. And the same 4
10 cureton. John was clothed 10 in raiment of camel's hair, and was
girded about his loins with a girdle ; and his meat
11 Palestinian was locusts and honey of the mountain. 11 Then 5
went to him they of Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and
12 cureton. all from beyond the river 12 Jordan, and he bap- e
3. 17. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 5
tized them in the river 1 Jordan, each 2 man con- 1 cureton.
7 fessing his sins. But when he saw many of the
Pharisees and Sadducees who were coming to his
baptism, he said to them, generation of vipers, who
hath shewn you to flee from the wrath that is about
8 to come 3 ? Bring forth therefore fruits which are 3Cureton
9 meet for repentance : and say not, 4 We have * cureton.
Abraham for our father: for I say unto you, that
God is able of these stones to raise up children unto
10 Abraham. And behold, 5 the axe has reached the roots 5 cureton
of the trees: and every tree that bringeth not forth
11 fruit is cut down, and is cast into the fire. For I
baptize you with water unto repentance : but he that
cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes
I am not worthy to bear : he shall baptize you with
12 fire, and with the Holy Ghost: he who holds 6 the 6 Cureton.
fan in his hand, and will cleanse his threshing-
floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner;
but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable
fire.
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee unto John that he
14 might baptize him in the Jordan, and John forbad him,
saving: unto him, 7 1 have need that thou shou Id est 8 7 cureton.
<f F) 8 Cureton.
15 baptize me, and thou art come to me. Jesus answered
and said unto him, Suffer it now : for thus it
becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he
16 suffered him to be baptized. 9 And when he 10 was cureton.
10 Cureton.
baptized and went up out 11 of the water, lo, the " cureton.
heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God
descending in the likeness of a dove, and it abode
17 upon him: and a voice was heard 12 from heaven, 12 cureton.
saying to him, Thou art my Son and my beloved, 13 in is cureton.
thee I am well pleased.
6 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 4. 1
Then Jesus was led up of the Spirit into the 4
wilderness, to be tempted of the devil. And after 2
forty days and forty nights that he had fasted, he
hungered. And the tempter came near and said 3
1 cureton. unto him, 1 If thou be the Son of God, say to these
2 cureton. stones that they become 2 bread. Jesus 3 answered and 4
Bezae. . . . ...... . -KTII
Cureton. said* unto him, It is written, Not by bread alone
* Cureton. J
shall man live, but by every word that proceedeth
e cureton. O ut of the mouth of the Lord. 5 Then the devil led 5
him and brought him into the holy city, and set him
on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If 6
thou be the Son of God, cast thyself from hence : for
it is written, that to his angels he shall command con-
cerning thee to keep thee, and on their arms they
shall bear thee up, lest thou shouldest strike with
thy foot on a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is 7
written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Again Satan led him and took him up, and set him 8
on a mountain which was very high, and shewed him
all the kingdoms of this world; and said unto him, 9
These kingdoms and their glory thou hast seen ;
to thee will I give them, if thou wilt fall down
and worship before me. Then said Jesus unto him, 10
Get behind with thee, Satan : for it is written, The
Lord thy God shalt thou worship, and him only
shalt thou serve. Then the tempter withdrew from 11
him until the time, and angels came near and were
ministering unto Jesus.
R. v. And when he 6 heard that John was apprehended, 12
he withdrew into Galilee ; and left Nazareth, and 13
came to Capernaum, which is beside the sea, in
Zebulon and in Naphtali : that the word might be 14
fulfilled which was spoken by Isaia the prophet,
5. 3. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 7
15 saying, The land of Zebulon, and the land of Naphtali,
the way of the sea, and beyond the river Jordan,
16 Galilee of the nations ; the people that sat in dark-
ness saw a light; and those who sat in sadness and
17 the shadows of death light is sprung up on them. From
that time began Jesus to preach, saying, 1 The king- l cureton.'
18 dom of heaven hath come near. And as .... was
by .... the shore of the sea, he saw two brethren,
Simon and Andrew his brother, preparing their nets
and casting [them] into the sea : for they were fisher-
19 men. 2 He saith unto them, Follow me, and I will z , s ^ t ^;.
20 make you fishers of men. And they in that hour & sb -'
21 left their nets and followed him. And again he
came near, and saw two other brethren, James and
John, sitting 3 in the ship with Zebedee their father, 3 Cureton -
22 and preparing their nets, and he called them. And
they left their father in the ship, and followed him.
23 And Jesus went round about in all Galilee, teaching
in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing all disease and all sickness
24 which were among the people. And they brought
unto him many that were tormented with hateful
torments, and with sore sicknesses, and on each of
them he laid his hand ; and he healed everyone.
25 And when there was a great multitude who
were from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from
Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond
5 Jordan, when he saw the great multitudes, he went
up the mountain : and when he had sat down, his
2 disciples came unto him: and he began to say unto
them,
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven.
8
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
5.
i Cureton.
2 Cureton.
3 Cureton.
* Cureton.
6 Cureton.
6 Cureton.
7 Cureton.
8 Syriac
'relax.'
Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be 4
comforted.
Blessedare the meek: fortheyshallinherittheearth. 5
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst for 6
justice : for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful : for upon 1 them shall 7
be mercies.
Blessed are those 2 who are pure in heart : for 8
they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall be 9
called the children of God.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteous- 10
ness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and 11
persecute you, and when they shall say against you
what is evil, for my own name's sake. But rejoice ye, 12
and be glad in 3 that day : for great is your reward in
heaven : for so persecuted their fathers the prophets.
Ye are the salt of the earth : if the salt have 13
become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted ? it is good
for nothing, but to be cast out, and men 4 shall trample
upon it. Ye are the light of the world. And a city 14
that is built 5 on a hill cannot be hid. And a man 6 doth 15
not light a lamp, and set it under a bushel, but he
setteth it on the top of a candlestick ; and it giveth
light unto all that are in the house. So let your is
light shine before men, that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Think not that I am come to destroy the law and 17
the prophets : I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil
them. 7 For verily I say unto you, till heaven and is
earth pass away, one letter iota shall not pass from
the law, till all shall be. And whosoever shall destroy 8 19
5. 33. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 9
19 one of these small commaudments,and shall teach men
so, he shall be called little in the kingdom of heaven :
20 but whosoever shall do and teach thus . . . cal . . . except
21 your uprightness shall exceed .... Ye have heard ....
to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever
22 shall kill shall be condemned in the judgment: but I
say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother
without a cause shall be condemned in the judgment:
and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be
condemnedbythecouncil:andwhosoevershallsaytohis
brother, 1 . . . shall be condemned to the Gehenna of fire. 1 Cureton -
23 If therefore .... thine offering on the altar, and
24 there r . . . hath enmity against thee, leave [it] there on
the altar, and go ... be reconciled to thy brother, and
25 then come, offer thine offering ... Be agreed with thine
adversary quickly, whilst ... in the way . . . into
26 prison. . . . unto thee ... no ... thence, till . . .
27 shalt pay the last farthing. Ye have heard that it
28 was said, 2 Thou shalt not commit adultery : but I say 2 R-V *
unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman and
lusteth after her, hath committed adultery with her 3 3 Cureton -
29 in his heart. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck
it out, and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for
thee that one of thy members should perish, and not
that thy whole body should go to hell.
si 4 It hath been said, whosoever shall leave his wife, 4 S2' 30 '
let him give her a writing of divorcement : but I say
32 unto you, That whosoever putteth away his wife,
against whom adultery hath not been alleged, 5 he 5Cureton -
causeth her to commit adultery. And whosoever
taketh a forsaken one committeth adultery.
33 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt
not forswear thyself, but shalt give 6 unto the Lord an
10
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
5. 34
* Cureton.
2 Cureton.
3 R. V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
* Bezae.
5 Cureton.
Bezae.
6 Cureton.
7 Cureton.
8 Syriac
'eye.'
oath : but I say unto you, Swear not at all ; not by 34
the heavens 1 ; for they are the throne of God: and 35
not by the earth ; for it is the footstool beneath his
feet 2 : and not by Jerusalem ; for it is the city of the
great King. And swear not by thy head, because 3$
thou canst not make one hair of the hair on it black or
white. But let thy word be, Yea, yea ; and Nay, nay : 37
whatsoever is more than these is of the evil 3 one.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for 33
an eye, and a tooth for a tooth : but I say unto you, 39
That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee
on thy cheek, offer to him the other. And who- 40
soever will go to law with thee, and take thy coat,
leave 4 to him also thy cloke. Whosoever shall compel 41
thee to go with him a mile, go again with him other 5
twain. And whosoever asketh of thee, give to him, and 42
whosoever desireth to borrow of thee, refuse him not.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt 43
love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say 44
unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them who
persecute you,* that ye may be the children of your 45
Father which is in heaven : he who maketh his sun
to rise on the good and on the evil, and letteth down 7
his rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love 45
them which love you, what reward have ye ? the
publicans do thus. Be ye therefore perfect, even as 49
your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
And do not your alms in the presence 8 of men, 6
that ye may be seen by them, and no reward be yours
with your Father which is in heaven.
When thou doest alms, do not sound a trumpet 2
before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues
and in the streets, that they may be glorified
8. 9. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 11
of men. Verily I say unto you, they have received
3 their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy
4 left hand know what thy right hand doeth : that
thine alms may be in secret : and the Father, which
seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. a But thou, J omit r. 5.
when thou prayest, enter into the closet, and shut the
door, and pray to thy Father in secret; and thy Father,
7 who seeth in secret, he shall reward thee. And when
ye pray, do not say vain things, like the heathen: who
think that with much speaking they shall be heard.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them : for he, your
Father, knoweth, when ye have not yet asked him,
9 what is wanted by you. After this manner there-
fore pray ye. Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name. And let come ....
[vi. 10 to viii. 3 is on pages which have been lost from
the original MS. before John the Recluse used it in A.D. 778.]
8 Our Lord .... his hand, and touched him, say-
3 ing to him, I will : be thou clean. And immediately
4 the leprosy was cleansed from him. Our Lord said
unto him, See thou tell no man ; but go thy way,
shew thyself to the priest, and offer the sacrifice as
Moses commanded, that it may be a testimony unto
them.
5 After these things 2 a chiliarch 3 came to him . . . . acureton.
,, . . , i i- .1 . i 4 3 Or ' military
6 saying, My servant is paralyzed, and lieth at home* in tribune. 1
-r-r r, , , T -ii 4 Cureton.
7 great torment. He 5 saith unto him, I will come . . . .
S The chiliarch answered and said unto him, Lord, I am
not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
but speak 6 with a word, and my boy shall be healed. 6R v marg
9 For I also am a man who has authority, and soldiers
are under me 7 : and I say to this man, ........
12 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 8. 9
Come, and he cometh ; and I say to my servant, do such
a thing, and he doeth it. When our Lord heard this, 10
he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily
I say unto you, I have not found faith like this even
among Israel. I say unto you, That .... shall come n
from the east and from the west, and shall sit down
with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom
icureton. ofheaven .... the kingdom shall go 1 out into outer 12
darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth. Then our Lord said unto the chiliarch, Go : 13
as thou hast believed so be it to thee. And in
that hour his boy was healed.
And Jesus came into the house of Simon C[epha] 14
and saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
And he touched her hand, and immediately the fever 15
left her: and she arose, and ministered to them.
And .... sunset .... they brought to him all those 16
who had demons : and he cast them out with a word,
and those that .... he healed : that it might be ful- 17
filled which was spoken by Isaia, saying, He will take
our infirmities, and bear our sicknesses. Now when is
our Lord saw a great multitude about him, he com-
manded that they should depart thence to the other
side. And a certain scribe came near, and said unto 19
him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou
goest. Our Lord said, The foxes have holes, and the 20
2 R. v. birds of the heaven 2 have nests ; but the Son of man
hath not where to lay his head. And another of his 21
disciples said unto him, Suffer me first to go and bury
my father, and I will come. He said unto him, Let 22
the dead bury their dead; .... come after ....
And he went up .... and his disciples followed 23
him. And there was a tempest in .... was almost 24
9. 8. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 13
25 covered with the waves : but he was asleep. And
they came near .... and awoke him, .... to him,
26 Our Lord, save us : for behold, we perish. He said
.... Why are ye fearful ? Then he arose, and
rebuked the wind and the sea; and there was a great
27 calm. But the men marvelled, saying, .... this,
that the sea and the wind obey him !
28 And when he was come to the country of the
Gadarenes, 1 there met him two men .... demons, IE, v.
and were very wicked, ... so that no man could pass
29 by that way. . . . What have we to do with thee, . . .
30 of God ? art thou come .... was feeding a good
[In many parts of this page the writing has been com-
pletely scraped out with a knife. J.R.H.]
31 way off from them. And these demons besought
him, saying, If thou cast us out, send 2 us into that
32 herd of swine. He said unto them, Go. And they
came out, and entered into the swine : and the whole
herd ran to a steep rock and fell into the sea, and the
33 h[erdsmen] fled, and entered into the city, and told
34 all . . of the demons . . the whole citv ....
9
2
5 .... whether is easier to say, Thy sins be for-
6 given thee ; or to say, Arise, walk ? But that ye may
know that the Son of man hath power on earth to
forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy),
Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
7 And he arose, and took up his bed, and went to his
8 house. But when the multitudes saw it, they were
14 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 9. 8
afraid, and glorified God, who had given this power
unto men.
And he departed thence, and when our Lord was 9
passing, he saw a certain man sitting amongst the
publicans: 10
11
But when he 1 heard it, he said, 2 12
They that are whole need not a physician, but they
that are sick. But go ye and learn what that is, I is
seek mercy, and not sacrifice : for I am not come to
call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Then 14
came the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and
the Pharisees fast assiduously, but thy disciples fast
not ? Our Lord said unto them, The children of the 15
bride-chamber cannot keep a mourning as long as
the bridegroom is with them: but the days will
come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them,
and then shall they fast.
No man putteth a piece of new cloth on a worn- i&
out garment, lest the filling-up of the new piece
should draw away the weak parts of the worn-out one,
and the rent should be worse than before. And also 17
they do not put new wine into worn-out wine-skins,
lest the wine split these wine-skins, and the wine be
* spilled: but they put new wine into new wine-skins,
and both are preserved. While he spake with them, is
behold, a certain ruler of their synagogue came, and
falling down, worshipped him, saying, My daughter
is now dead : but lay thy hand, and she shall live.
And our Lord arose, and went with him, he and his 19
disciples. And behold, a woman, who had an issue 20
of blood twelve years, came and touched the hem
of his garment: for she said within herself, If I may 21
9. 36. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 15
but touch the hem of his garment, I shall be healed.
22 And he turned, and said unto her, Daughter, thy faith
hath saved thee. And from that hour that woman
23 was made whole. And when our Lord came into the
house of that ruler of the synagogue, and saw the
minstrels and the crowd who were making a tumult,
24 he said unto them, Give place : for the maid is not
25 dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed at him. And
when he had put out the crowd, he came and touched
26 her hand, and immediately she arose. And the fame
27 hereof went abroad into all that land. And as our
Lord passed by, two blind men followed him, crying
with a loud voice, Have mercy on us, thou son of
28 David. And when he was come into the house, the
blind men came to him: he saith unto them, Believe
ye that I am able to do this ? They say unto him,
29 Yea, our Lord, we believe. Then touched he their
eyes, saying, According as ye believed be it unto you.
30 And immediately their eyes were opened ; and our
Lord charged them, saying unto them, Behold, see
31 that ye tell it to no man. And when they had gone
out, they made it known to every man in that
32 country. And after they had gone out, they brought
33 to him a dumb man 1 possessed with a demon. And 1 syriac
when the demon had gone out of him, the dumb demon rode
upon.'
spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was
never so seen in Israel.
35 2 And our Lord went among the cities and villages, -> omit r. 34.
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the
gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness
36 and every disease. But when he saw the multitudes,
he had compassion on them, because they were weary,
and were scattered as sheep having no shepherd.
16 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 9. 37
Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest is 37
plenteous, and the labourers few ; pray ye therefore 38
the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth
labourers into his harvest.
And he called his twelve, and gave them power 10
to cast 1 out unclean spirits, and to heal every sickness
and every disease. Now these are the names of his 2
twelve disciples ; The first, Simon Peter, and Andrew
his brother ; and James and John the sons of Zebe-
dee; and Philip and Bar-Tholomi ; and Thomas, and 3
Matthew the publican ; and James the son of
Alphseus ; and Simon the Zealot, and Juda the 4
son of James, and Juda Iscariot, he who was the
betrayer. And our Lord sent forth these his twelve 5
disciples, and commanded them, saying unto them,
Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any
city of the Samaritans enter ye not : but go to the 6
2 syriac lost 2 sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, 7
'wander- r .
ing-' preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven cometh near.
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast 8
out demons : freely ye have received, freely give.
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your 9
purses, nor scrip for the way, neither two coats, 10
neither shoes, nor yet staves : for the workman is
worthy of his meat. Into whatsoever city ye enter, 11
inquire who is worthy; and be there till ye go
3 striae thence. And when ye come into an house, salute 3 12
to.' " that house. And if that house be worthy, your 13
< Bezae. peace shall be on it 4 : but if not, your peace shall return
upon you. Whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear 14
your words, when ye depart out of that house or out
of that city, shake off the dust of your feet.
And verily I say unto you, that for the land of Sodom 15
10. 28. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 17
and of Gomorra it shall be more tolerable in the day
16 of judgment, than for that city. Behold, I send you
forth as lambs in the midst of wolves : be ye there-
fore wise as serpents, and simple 1 as doves. l Bezae>
17 Beware of men : who will deliver you up to law
courts, and will scourge you in their synagogues;
18 and before kings and governors shall ye stand for my
name's sake, for a testimony to them and to the
19 nations. When they bring you near, take no thought
what ye shall speak : for it shall be given you in that
20 hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that
speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaketh in
21 you. For the brother shall deliver up his brother to
death, and the father his son to death : and children
shall rise up against their parents, and cause them
22 to be put to death. And men shall hate you for my
name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, he
shall be saved.
23 When they persecute you in this city, flee ye
from it to another : and if they persecute 2 you in the - Bezae.
other city, flee ye to another : for verily I say unto
you, Ye shall not have finished all the cities of the
24 house of Israel, till the Son of man be come. A
25 disciple is not greater than his master. It is enough
for the disciple that he be as his master, and for the
servant as his lord. And if they have called the
master of the house Beelzebub, what shall they call
26 them 3 of his household ? Therefore fear them not : 3 f^f^ of
for there is nothing covered that shall not be re- l
vealed; nor hid, that shall not be made known.
27 What I tell you in darkness, speak ye in the light :
and what ye hear in your ears, proclaim upon the
28 house-tops. And be not afraid of them which kill
18
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
10. 28
1 Syriac
'cast.'
2 Cureton.
* Synac
' the sons
of his
house.'
* Cureton.
* Cureton.
the body, but the soul they have no power to kill : 28
but rather fear him who is able to cast both body
and soul into hell. Two sparrows are sold for a 2
farthing ; and one of them doth not fall on the ground
without your Father. But even the hairs of your 30
hair are all numbered. Fear not therefore, for ye 31
are of more value than many sparrows. Every man 32
who shall confess me, I also will confess him before
my Father which is in heaven. And whosoever shall 33-
deny me before men, I also will deny him before my
Father which is in heaven. Think not that I came 3
to sow 1 peace on this earth : I came not to sow peace,
but a sword. For I came to separate 2 a son from his 35-
father, and the daughter from her mother, and the
daughter-in-law from her mother-in-law. And a 3&
man's foes shall be they 3 of his household. But he 3T
who loveth his 4 father and his 4 mother more than me,
is not worthy of me : and he who loveth his son or
his daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.
And whosoever doth not take up his cross and follow 38.
me, is not worthy of me. For whosoever will find his 3
life shall lose it : and whosoever will lose his life for
my sake shall find it. He that receiveth you receiveth 40
me, and Le that receiveth me receiveth him that
sent me. For whosoever receiveth a prophet in the 41
name of a prophet, receiveth a prophet's reward ;
and whosoever receiveth a righteous man in the
name of a righteous man, shall take a righteous
man's reward. And whosoever shall give to drink a 42
cup of cold water unto one of these little ones in
the name of discipleship, 5 verily I say unto you, his
reward shall not be lost.
And it came to pass, when our Lord had made an 11
11. 23. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 19
end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed
2 thence to t ... . and to preach .... John ....
3 of our Lord he sent unto him who
4 should come
5
6
g what .... to say unto the multitude
9 .... they .... king's .... But what went ye
out for to see ? A prophet ? yea, I say unto you, and
10 he is more than a prophet. This is he of whom it
is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy
11 face, which shall prepare the way before thee. Verily
I say unto you, there hath not arisen among them
that are born of women a greater than John the
Baptist: but he that is little 1 in the kingdom
12 heaven is greater than he. From the days of John
the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suf-
13 fereth violence, and the violent .... it .... For all
14 the prophets .... until John .... receive it ....
15 which was .... Who hath ears, let him hear.
16 .... this generation ? It is like unto children
sitting in the market, and sending 2 to their fellows, 2 Cureton -
17 We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced ;
we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they
19 say, He hath a demon. And the Son of man came eat-
ing and drinking, and they say, Behold a man glutton-
ous and a wine-bibber, and a friend of publicans and
sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
20 Then began to upbraid those
21 .... repented .... of Sidon .... would have
22 .... in sackcloth .... repented .... I say unto
you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at
23 the day of judgment than for you which art
20 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 11. 23
exalted shalt be brought down to Sheol ; 23
in Sodom mighty works that have
been seen in thee 24
from the wise, and hast revealed them unto ^
babes .... before thee. All things are delivered 27
unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the
Son but the Father; neither .... any man the
Father, but .... Come unto me all ye .... laden, 28
and I .... my yoke .... and learn .... I am lowly 29
in heart .... rest unto your souls, for my yoke is 30
gentle, and my burden is small. 1
At that time he walked 12
2
1 to
had known 7
mercy sacrifice 8
and will he not draw, lifting n
How much then . . . men than . . . lawful . . . well ... 12
Then ... to the man . . . thy hand. And he stretched 13
forth .... and it was restored like as .... And 14
as they went out .... how .... that it might 17
be fulfilled heard not demons, but t
by .... of the [demons]. And when he saw .... 25
sins and blasphemies shall be forgiven unto men : 3
but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Spirit it
shall not be forgiven him. And whosoever speaketh 32
a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven
1 Cureton - him : but whosoever blasphemeth 2 against the Holy
Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this
world, nor in the world to come. Either make the 33
tree good, and his fruit good; or make the tree
corrupt, and his fruit corrupt : for the tree is known
by his fruit. O generation of serpents, how can ye, 34
when ye are evil, speak good things ? for out of the
12. 45. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 21
35 abundance of the heart the mouth utters. And a
good man, out of the good treasures which are in 1 his J cureton.
heart, bringeth forth good things ; and an evil man
out of the evil treasures that are in his heart,
36 speaketh evil things. But I say unto you, That
every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give
37 account of it in the day of judgment. For by thy
words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou
shalt be condemned.
38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees
said unto him, Teacher, we would see some sign from
39 thee. But he answered and said unto them, An evil
and adulterous generation seeketh a sign ; no sign
shall be given to it, but the sign of Jona the
40 prophet. And as Jona the prophet was in the
belly of the fish three days and three nights, so shall
the Son of man be three days and three nights in
41 the heart of the earth. The men 2 of Nineveh shall
rise in the judgment with this generation, they shall
condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of
Jona; and behold, a greater than Jona is here.
42 The queen of the South shall rise up in the judgment
with this generation, and shall condemn it : for she
came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear
the wisdom of Solomon ; and behold, a greater than
Solomon is here.
43 When the spirit of uncleanness is gone out of
a man, it goeth wandering about through places,
where no water is, to find rest; and when it hath
44 not found it, it saith, I will return and go to
my house, from whence I came out; and if it
corneth, it findeth it empty, and swept, and gar-
45 nished. Then it goeth, and taketh seven spirits
22 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 12. 45
worse than itself, and they enter in and dwell in it: 45
and the last state of the man is worse than his first.
Even so shall it be unto this wicked generation.
While he yet talked to the multitude, behold, his 46
mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to
'R.V. marg'. speak with him. x But he answered and said unto 48
him that told him, Who is my mother ? or who are
my brethren ? And he stretched forth his hand 49
towards his disciples, and said, These are my mother
and my brethren ; for whosoever doeth the will of 50
my Father which is in heaven, he is my brother and
my sisters and my mother.
The same day Jesus went out, and sat by the 13
sea-side. And great multitudes were gathered to- 2
gether unto him, and he went up and sat in a ship;
and the whole multitude stood on the shore of the
sea. And he spake with them many things in 3
parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow
seed ; and when he sowed, some fell by the way-side, 4
and the fowls came and picked it up : and some fell 5
on the rock : and because the sun rose, and there was
not much earth, forthwith it sprung up : and with the 6
shining of the sun which was upon it, it sank down :
and because it had not struck root, it withered. 7
And some fell among thorns ; and the thorns sprang
up with it, and choked it ; but other fell into good 8
ground, and gave fruit, some an hundred-fold, some
SE.V. sixty-fold, some thirty-fold. Everyone that hath ears 2 9
let him hear.
And his disciples came near, and said unto him, 10
Why speakest thou unto them in parables ? But he n
answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto
you to know the mysteries of the kingdom, but to
13. 22. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 23
12 them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him
shall be given: and whosoever hath not, from him
13 shall be taken away even that he hath. Because of
this speak I with them in parables : that what they
see they may not see ; and what they hear they may
not hear, and may not understand, and they 1 may 1 Beae
14 never be converted ; and in them may be fulfilled
the prophecy of Isaia the prophet, 2 who said, By 2Cureton '
hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand ; and
15 seeing ye shall see, and shall not see : for this people's
heart is waxed gross, and their ears have they made
heavy, that they may not hear, 3 and their eyes have 3 Cureton -
they closed ; lest they should see with their eyes, and
hear with their ears, and should understand with
their heart.
16 But as for your eyes, blessed are they, for they see :
17 blessed 4 are your ears, for they hear. For verily I say 4 Cureton -
unto you, That many prophets and righteous men
have desired to see those things which ye see, and
have not seen them ; and to hear those things which
18 ye hear, and have not heard them. Hear ye therefore
19 the parable of the sower. When a man 5 heareth the 5 Pj'" an
word of the kingdom, and understandeth not, the who -'
wicked one cometh, and snatcheth the seed from his
heart. 6 This is he which receiveth seed by the way- 6 Cureton -
20 side. And that which was sown on the rock, this is
he that heareth the word and with joy receiveth it ;
21 because 7 he hath not root in himself, a short time it
stays in him: but when there is distress or persecution
22 because of the word, quickly 8 he is offended. And
that which fell among the thorns is he that heareth
the word, and is in the care of this world, and in
the deceitfulness of riches ; and these choke it, and it
24
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
13. 23
i Cureton.
2 Cureton.
3 Curetou.
* Coreton.
5 Cureton.
Bezae.
6 Cureton.
7 Cureton.
8 Cureton.
becomes without fruit. 1 And that which fell upon 23
good ground is he that heareth the word, and under-
standeth it; and then giveth fruit, and produceth,
some an hundred, and some sixty, and some thirty.
Again he continued, and spake another parable 24
unto them, The kingdom of heaven is like unto
a man which sowed good seed in his field : but while 26
men slept, the enemy came and sowed tares among
the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade 2&
was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, the tares
appeared. 2 The servants drew near to their lord, saying 27
unto him, Our Lord, didst thou not sow good seed
in thy field ? whence the tares in it 3 ? He said unto 2*
them, A man, an enemy, hath done this. His servants
say unto him, If thou wilt, we will go and gather
them up. 4 He said unto them, 5 Nay; lest while ye 29
gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with
them. But 6 let them grow together until the har- 30
vest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the
reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind
them in bundles as for the fire 7 : but gather the
wheat into the barns.
And he spake another parable unto them : The 31
kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard-seed,
which a man taking, sowed it in his field. And 32
it is the least of all seeds : but when it is grown, it is
the greatest of all 8 herbs, and becometh a tree, and
the birds come and lodge in its branches. Another 35
parable : The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven,
which a woman took, and hid in three measures of
meal, till the whole was leavened. All these things 34
spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and
without a parable spake he not unto them : that it 35
13. 48. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 25
might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,
who said, I will open my mouth in parables ; I will
36 speak hidden things which are from of old. 1 Then
he 2 sent the multitude away, and went into the '
house : and his disciples came, saying unto him,
Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
37 He answered and said unto them, The sower of the
38 good seed is the Son of man ; and the field is the
world ; and the good seed are the children of the
kingdom; and the tares are the children of the
39 wicked one. And the sower of them is the wicked
one 3 ; and the harvest is the end of the world ; and 8 Cureton -
40 the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares
are gathered and burned in the fire ; so shall it be in
4 Tt V
41 the end of the 4 world. The Son of man shall send Cureton.
forth his angels, and they shall choose 5 out of' 6 his 5 curefon.
42 kingdom all things that offend, and all the doers of 't
iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire:
43 there shall be weeping 7 and gnashing of teeth. And
then shall the righteous shine in the kingdom of
their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
44 8 The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid 8 Beza n *
in a field ; which whoso hath found, he hideth it, and
with joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and
buyeth that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a
46 merchant man seeking pearls : and when he had
found one good 9 pearl of great price, 9 he went and 9Cureton -
sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a
great 10 net, which was cast 10 into the sea, and gathered 10 Cureton -
48 of every kind : and when they had filled it, they drew
it to the shore of the sea, and sat down, and chose the
26
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
13. 49
1 Cureton.
2 Cureton.
Bezae.
4R.V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
5 Cureton.
Bezae.
Cureton.
7 Cureton.
8 gyriac
1 midst of
the.'
9 Cureton.
i Cureton.
very 1 good fishes, and cast the bad away. So shall 49
it be at the end of the world : the angels shall come
forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
and shall cast them into the furnace of fire : there 50
shall be weeping 2 and gnashing of teeth. Have 3 ye 51
understood all these things ? They say unto him,
Yea. 4 He 5 said unto them, Therefore every scribe 52
which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is
like unto a man that is an householder, which
bringeth forth from his treasure things new and old.
And 6 when Jesus had finished these parables, he 53
departed thence, and came to his city. 7 And he 54
taught them in their synagogues, insomuch that they
were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man all
this wisdom and mighty works ? Is not this the son 55
of Joseph ? and is not his mother's name Mary? and
his brothers, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Juda?
and his sisters, are they not all with us ? Whence 56
then hath this [man] all these things ? And they 57
were offended in him. Jesus said unto them, ....
who is despised, except . . . and in his house ....
because .... belief. 58
At .... time Herod the tetrarch heard of the 14
fame of Jesus, and said unto his servants, .... 2
John the Baptist ; he is risen from the 8 dead ; there-
fore great is his power. 9 For Herod had laid hold 3
on John, and cast him into prison for Herodia's sake,
his brother Philip's wife. For John had said unto him, 4
It is not lawful for thee to take her. And he would 5
have put him to death, and he feared the people,
because they held him as a prophet. But when it 6
was Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodia came
in, 10 and danced, and pleased Herod. And he promised 7
14. 33. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 27
her with an oath that whatsoever she would ask him
S he would give her. And she, because 1 .... was . . . . l Cureton -
of her mother, said, Give me [here] on a charger the
9 head of John the Baptist .... and because of ....
and because of them which sat at meat,he commanded
10 it to be given .... And he sent, and took off the
11 head of John from the prison. And they brought the
head of John in a charger, 2 and it was given to the 2 Cureton -
12 damsel : and she carried it to her mother. A.nd his
disciples took up his body, and buried him, ....
13 told Jesus. When Jesus heard of it, he departed
14 thence to a place apart : . . . . the people
15 who were from .... they came to him .... that
16 they should buy themselves He said unto
them, .... to them to go .... you to eat
17 to him, there is not . . . five .... them ....
18
19 to .... and he commanded the multitude to sit
down on the green, and took these five loaves, and
two fishes, and looked to heaven, and blessed, and
brake the bread, and gave it to his disciples, and his
20 disciples gave 3 to the multitude. And they did all 3 Cureton -
to eat, and were filled : and they took up .... which
24 were broken from . . . and they were troubled . . .
25 the lake . . . contrary to them . . . but [in] the fourth
26 ... came unto . . . walking .... when they saw
that he was w . . . . waves of the sea .... saying
27 .... and for fear . . . . a cry ; and Jesus
[This page is on a leaf in the binding of the book; some of it
could Itave been read by detaching the flap. This Mr. Rendel
Harris could not venture to do as the MS. was not our property.]
32 didst thou doubt ? And when they were come
33 into the ship, the wind ceased. And they that
28
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
14. 33
1 Cureton.
Bezae.
2 Bezae.
3 Cureton.
4R.V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
5R.V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
Cureton.
7R.V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
were in the ship came near and worshipped him, 33
saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God. And 34
when they went up to the dry laud, they came
to Gennesar. 1 And the men of that place had 35
knowledge of him, and sent to their country, and
brought unto him all that were very sick ; and 3&
besought him that they might only touch the hem
of his garment : and as many as touched were made
whole.
Then came to him 2 from Jerusalem scribes and 15
Pharisees, saying unto him, Why do thy disciples 2
transgress the commandment 3 of the e[lder]s? they
wash not their hands and eat br[ead]. He answered 3-
and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the
commandment of God, because of your command-
ments ? For God said, 4 Honour thy father and thy *
mother: and whosoever curseth his father or his
mother, let him die the death. But ye say, W T hoso- 5-
ever shall say to his father or to his mother, It is an
offering, if thou mightest be profited by me ; and he 6-
honoureth not his father 5 or his mother. Thus
have ye made the word of God of none effect because
of your commandments. Ye hypocrites, well did 7
Isaia the prophet 6 prophecy concerning you, saying,
This people honoureth 7 me with its lips, and in &
its heart it is far from me. But in vain do
they fear me, teaching doctrines of the command-
ments of men. And he called the multitude, and 10
said unto them, Hear and understand : not that n
which goeth into the mouth defileth a man ; but that
which cometh out of the mouth, this .... a man.
Then came near his disciples, and said unto him, 12
Knowest thou that the Pharisees when they heard
15. 28. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 29
13 this saying were offended ? But he answered and
said, Every plant, that the Father which is in heaven
14 hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them
alone : they be leaders of the blind. And the blind
man who leads the blind man shall fall with him
15 into the ditch. Simon 1 Cepha answered and said unto 1 Cureton -
16 him, Expound unto us this parable. He 2 said unto Cureton.
17 him, Do ye not yet understand ? Do ye not know Bezae -
that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into
the belly, and is cast out thence into the cleansings ?
18 And whatsoever proceeds out of the mouth, comes
19 forth .... and that defiles the man. For out of the
heart proceed evil thoughts of murders, and adulteries,
20 and fornications, and thefts, and false witness, and
blasphemies : these are the things which defile a man :
but when a man eats bread 3 with unvvashen hands, the 3 Cureton -
21 man is not defiled. And Jesus went forth from thence,
22 and went into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And
behold, a Canaanite woman came out of these coasts,
and cried, 4 saying, Have mercy upon me, Lord, thou "c^ton.
Son of David ; my daughter is grievously vexed with
23 .... But he gave her no answer. And his disciples
came near and besought him .... for behold, she
24 cried, and followeth 5 us. But he answered and said 5 Cureton -
to them, 6 I am not sent but to the lost 7 .... of the < F
25 house of Israel. Then she came near and worshipped
26 him, .... to him, Lord help me. But he answered
and said unto her, 8 It is not meet to take the 8Cureton -
27 children's bread and cast it to dogs. She said to him,
Yea, 9 Lord, even the dogs eat from the tables of their 9 R - v -
28 masters, and live. 10 Then he 11 answered and said, ncSS:
woman, great is thy faith : be it unto thee even as
thou wilt. And from that very hour her 12 daughter 12 cod.-thy
30
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
15. 29
1R.V.
Cureton.
Be/ae.
2 Cnreton.
was made whole. And Jesus departed from thence, 29
and came to the shore of the lake of Galilee; and
went up, and sat down on a mountain. And great 30
multitudes came near unto him, having with them
the lame, the blind, the maimed, the dumb, and
many others, and cast them down at his 1 feet ; and
he healed them : and the multitude wondered, for 31
they saw the dumb who spake, 2 the lame who walked,
and the blind who saw : and they glorified the God
of Israel. And Jesus called his disciples, and said, I 32
have compassion on this multitude, for behold, three
days they continue with me, and have nothing to eat :
and I do not wish to send them away fasting, lest they
faint in the way. His disciples say unto him, Whence 33
should we have bread in the wilderness, to feed all
this multitude ? Jesus said unto them, How many 34
loaves have ye ? They said, Seven loaves, and a few
fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit 35.
down on the ground. And he took these seven loaves 35
and the fishes, and gave thanks and brake, and gave to
his disciples, and his disciples placed them before the
multitude. And they did all eat, and were satisfied : 37
and they took up from before them what was left of
the loaves seven baskets full. And the men that did 33.
eat were four thousand, besides women and children.
And he sent away the multitude, went up, and sat in 39
a ship, and came into the coasts of Magdan. 3
And the Pharisees and Sadducees came near, 16-
tempting him, and asking him to shew them a sign
4 f!V; art from heaven. But he answered and said, 4 A wicked *
R?V. ma 3 r 'g. and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; and no
ton ' sign shall be given unto it, but the sign of Jona
the prophet. And he left them and departed. And j
3 Cureton.
Magdon.
17. 14. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 31
when they were come to the other side, his disciples
had forgotten to take bread with them. Jesus said
unto them, Beware 1 of the leaven of the Pharisees, l Cureton -
7 and the Sadducees. Then they reasoned among
themselves, 2 that 2 they had not taken bread with 2 Curetolu
8 them. And Jesus knew it, and said, 3 Why reason
ye among yourselves, ye of little faith, because ye
9 have brought no bread ? do ye not yet understand,
do ye not remember the five loaves, and the five
thousand who ate them, and how many baskets 4 ye 4
10 took up from before them 5 ? nor yet those seven loaves,
... of the four thousand who ate of them, and how
11 many baskets 4 ye took up from before them ? How is it
that ye do not understand that it was not concerning 5Cureton '
bread I said to you, Beware of the leaven of the
12 Pharisees and the Sadducees ? Then they under-
stood that it was not of the leaven he bade them
beware, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of
13 the Sadducees. And when Jesus came into the
borders of Cesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples
saying, What do men say concerning me? who then
14 is this Son of man ? They say to him, Some say he
is 6 John the Baptist; others say he is 6 Elia; others 6 Cureton -
say he is Jeremia; others say he is 6 one of the
15 prophets. He saith unto them, Ye
[xvi. 15 to xvii. II is lost.]
17 .... things. But I say unto you, that Elia also is
come, and they knew him not, but have done unto
him whatsoever they listed. And the Son of man
13 shall suffer of them. Then his 7 disciples understood 7 curcton.
that he spake unto them of John.
14 And when Jesus 8 came to the multitude, there cureton.
32
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
17. H
i Cureton.
2 R.V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
3 Cureton.
Cureton.
Bezae.
5 Omit v. 21
R.V.
Cureton.
Cureton.
Bezae.
7 Bezae.
8 Cureton,
Bezae.
came a certain man, and fell on his knees, and said, u
Have mercy on me ; my son, a spirit of epilepsy seizes 15
on him, and he is sore vexed : and oft-times he falleth
into the fire, and oft-times into the water. And I 16
brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure
him. Jesus answered and said, perverse 1 and faith- 17
less generation, how long shall I be with you, and
suffer you ? Bring thy son hither to me. And Jesus 18
rebuked him 2 ; and the demon 3 departed from him :
and from that hour the child was cured. Then his 19
disciples came near to him apart, and said, Why
could not we cure him ? He 4 said unto them, Be- 20
cause ye have no faith : for verily I say unto you, If
ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye should then
have said unto this mountain, Remove, and it shall
remove ; and nothing shall prevail against you. 5 And
while they went about 6 in Galilee, Jesus said unto 22
them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the
hands of men : and they shall kill him, and after
three days he shall rise again. And they were 23
exceeding sorry. And when they were come to 24
Capernaum, they that collected drachmas came and
said unto Simon, Thy master, doth he not give his
drachmas ? He saith, Yes. And when he was come 25
into his house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What
thinkest thou, Simon ? of whom do the kings of the
earth take custom and tribute ? of their children,
or of strangers ? He 7 said unto him, Of strangers. 26
Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
But that we may not offend them, go, cast a hook into 27
the sea, and the first fish that corneth up, take ; and
open his mouth, and thou shalt find there 8 a stater :
give to them for me and for thee.
18. 13. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 33
On that day his disciples came near, saying unto
him, Who then shall be great in the kingdom of
2 heaven ? Jesus called a certain child, and set him
3 amongst them, and said, Verily I say unto you,
Except ye be converted, [and] become as children, ye
4 shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. For
whoso shall humble himself as this child, he shall be
6 great in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall
receive such as one of these 1 children in my name, i cureton.
receiveth me. And whosoever shall offend one of
6 these little ones which believe in me, it were better
for him that the mill-stone of an 2 ass were cast 2 R-v. marg
Cureton.
about his neck, and that he were drowned in the Bezae.
depth of the sea,
7 Woe unto the world because of the offences that
are coming 3 ! for the offences are ready to come ; but 3 cureton.
woe to the man by whose hand 4 they shall come ! 4 cureton.
8 If then thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off,
and cast it from thee : for 5 it is profitable 5 for thee 5 cureton.
that thou shouldest come into life whilst thou art
halt or whilst thou art maimed, and not whilst thou
hast two hands or two feet, thou shouldest go into
9 eternal fire. If thine eye offend thee, pluck it out,
cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee to enter
into life, having .... eye, and not whilst thou hast
two, that thou shouldest go into the hell 6 of fire. Gehenna.
10 See that ye despise not one of these little ones ; for
verily I say unto you, That their angels do always
behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
12 7 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, 7 o 4 " n -
and one of them go astray, doth he not leave the g^ inian
ninety-and-nine on the mountain, and go seeking
13 that which is gone astray ? And when he hath
3
34 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 18. 13
found it, I say unto you, he rejoiceth more
over it than over the ninety-and-nine which went
not astray. Even so my Father which is in heaven H
willeth not that one of these little ones should
perish.
But if thy brother sin against thee, reprove 15
him between thee and him : if he hear thee,
thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not 16
hear thee, take with thee again one or two, that in
the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may
be established. But if he will not hear them, tell it 17
unto the synagogue : and if he will not hear the
synagogue, let him be accounted by thee as a hea-
then .... publican I say unto you, Whatsoever 18
ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven :
and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth, shall be
loosed in heaven. Again, verily I say unto you .... 19
about any .... they shall ask, it shall be to them
from my Father which is in heaven. For there are 20
not two or three gathered together in my Name, and
I not amongst them. 1
Then came Simon Cepha, and said, Lord, how 21
oft-times if my brother sin against me shall I
forgive him ? till seven times ? He saith unto him, 22
Not until seven, but until seventy times seven
2 'seven 'is seven. 2
also in the Therefore the kingdom of heaven is likened 23
Syriac text .
ofcureton un to a man, a king, which would take account
and of the
Pesbitta. f rotn his servants. And when he began to reckon, 24
there came to him one which owed him ten thou-
sand talents. And when he had nothing to pay, 25
he commanded to sell him, and his children,
3 cureton. and everything that he had to be taken. 3 And he 26
19. 5. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 35
fell down, .... to his lord patience, and I
27 will pay 1 all. He had compassion on him, and i Bezae.
28 loosed him, and forgave him also the debt. That
servant went out, and found one of his fellow-
servants, which owed him one hundred pence : and
he seized on him, and throttled him, and said, Give
29 me that thou owest me. And his fellow-servant fell
down, 2 beseeching him and saying, Have patience 2 R.V.
30 with me, and 1 also will pay thee. 3 And he did not BezL. '
3 R_y.
receive his entreaty 4 : but cast him into prison, till he cureton.
31 should pay what he owed. But when his fellow- 4 cureton.
servants saw what had happened, they were sorry, and
came . . . unto their lord all ... that had happened.
32 Then his lord called him, and said unto him,
wicked servant, lo, I forgave thee all the debt,
33 because thou desiredst me : shouldest thou not have
had pity on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity
34 on thee ? And his lord was wroth against him, 5 and 5 cureton.
delivered him. to be scourged, 6 till he should pay 6 cureton.
35 that 7 which he owed. So shall my Father which is 7 Bezae -
in heaven do unto you, unless ye from 8 your heart 8 Cureton -
forgive every one his brother. 9 cureton.
19 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished
these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came to
2 the borders of Judaea beyond Jordan ; and great
multitudes followed him, and he healed them.
3 And the Pharisees came unto him there, tempting
him and saying, 10 Is it lawful for a man to put away 10 B.V.
Cureton.
4 his wife for every cause ? And he answered and
said unto them, Have ye not read, that he who
5 made the male made also the female 11 ? For n cureton.
this cause shall a man leave his 12 father and his 12 la Cu ' eton -
mother, and shall cleave to his wife: .... twain
36
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
19. 6
1 Literally,
' what is
that -which
Moses com-
manded?'
2 Cureton.
3 Omit
' and who-
soever
marrieth
her which
is put
away doth
commit
adultery.'
R.V. marg
Cureton.
Bezae.
one Wherefore they are not twain, but one 6
.... joined, let not man put asunder. They say 7
unto him, Why then did Moses command, 1 Whoso will
put away his wife let him give her a writing of
divorcement 2 ? He saith unto them, Moses, because 8
of the hardness of your heart, suffered you to put
away your wives : but from the beginning it was not
so. I say then unto you, Whoso shall put away his 9
wife, when there is no adultery, and shall take
another, committeth adultery. 3 His disciples say 10
unto him, If the case be so between a man and wife,
it is not profitable to take a wife. He said unto 11
them, Not .... every man .... this saying, but
[those] to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs, 12
which were .... from their mother's womb : . . . .
there are eunuchs, whom men have made : and there
are some who have made themselves eunuchs for the
kingdom of heaven's sake able to bear it,
let him bear it.
Then .... children, that he should put his 13
hand on them, and pray ; and the disciples rebuked 14
them. Jesus said unto them, Suffer the children to
come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such as
Cureton. are like them, 4 theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
And he laid his hand on them, and departed. 15
Cureton. And 5 a certain man came and said unto him, ie
Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may
e cureton. inherit 6 eternal life ? He said unto him, Why askest 17
i R.V. thou me concerning the good 7 ? for one is the good one. 8
s pmit ' If thou then wilt enter into life, .... He saith unto is
him, Which ones ? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt
not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery,
saith unto him .... I have kept .... youth 20
Cct
20. 7. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 37
21 .... Jesus .... unto him, If thou desirest to be
perfect, go, sell all that thou hast, and give to the
poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and
22 come f . . . . When the young man heard that
saying, he went away : .... for he was rich with
23 good possessions. Jesus .... Verily I say unto you,
That it is hard for a rich man to enter into the
24 kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you,
25 That it is easier for a camel .... disciples, ....
26 saying, Who then can be saved ? . . . . and said
27 unto them, .... God all things .... Then ....
Cepha and said unto him, We have forsaken all,
28 .... what shall we have .... the Son of man on
.... of his glory, .... the twelve tribes of the
29 house of Israel. And every one that hath for- ^
saken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or
children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive
30 an hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life. For
there are many first who shall be last, and last who
shall be first.
20 The kingdom of heaven is like to a man, a house-
holder, which went out early in the morning to hire
2 labourers into his vineyard. And he agreed with
them for one penny for one workman 1 for one day, i cureton.
3 and sent them into his vineyard. And he went out
at the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the
4 marketplace. He said unto them, Go ye also into the
vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you.
5 Again he went out at the sixth and ninth hour, and
6 did likewise. And he went out at the eleventh hour,
and saw others who were standing. 2 He saith unto 2 R.V.
7 them, Why stand ye here all the day idle ? Tfyay say Bezae."'
unto him, 3 No man hath hired us. He saith unto s cureton.
38 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 20. 8
i Bezae. them, Go ye also into my 1 vineyard. 2 And so when it 8
Be/ae. was evening, the lord said unto his steward, Call the
labourers, and give them their wages : and he began
from the last unto the first. And when they came, 9
who were in the eleventh hour, they took up every
man a penny. And when the first came, they 10
3 Cureton. supposed that he would give them more 3 ; and they
also received every man a penny. And when they 11
4 Cureton. saw 4 it, they murmured against the master of the
house, saying, These last, which have wrought one 12
hour, thou hast made equal with us, who have
borne the burden of the day in the heat. But he 13
answered and said to one of them, Friend, I wrong
thee not : was it not for a penny that I agreed with
thee ? Take thy penny, and go : if I wish to give to 14
this last one, even as unto thee, have I not power 15
Or 'within to do what I will with 5 mine own ? or is thine eye evil,
because I am good ? So the last shall be first, and 16
the first last : many be called, but few chosen.
And when Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he 17
B Cureton. took with him his 6 twelve in the way, and said unto
Bezae. .
them apart, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and 18
the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief
priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn
him to death, and shall deliver him to the people, 19
and they shall mock him, and scourge him, and
crucify him : and on the third day he shall rise.
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's 20
7 Cureton. children, she and her sons, and she fell down, 7 and
worshipped him, and desired something of him. And 21
he said unto her, What wilt thou ? She saith unto
him, Lord, that these my two sons may sit, one on
thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy
21. 27. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 39
22 kingdom. Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye
know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the
cup that I shaii drink of 1 ? They say, We are able. J curet
23 Jesus 2 saith unto them, Ye shall drink of my cup, 2 .,^
but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not
mine to give to you, except to those for whom my
24 Father hath prepared it. When the ten heard it,
they murmured against these two brethren
[xx. 25 to xxi. 20 is lost.}
21 The disciples marvelled, and said, How did this fig-
21 tree immediately wither away ? Jesus answered
and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye
have faith, and doubt not, ye shall do not only like
what is done unto this fig-tree, but if ye shall say
to this mountain, Be thou taken up, and fall into
22 the sea: it shall be so. And all, whatsoever ye shall
ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief
priests and the elders of the people came near unto
him, saying, By what authority doest thou these
things? tell us, and who gave thee this authority?
24 Jesus answered and said unto them, And I also will
ask you one word, which if ye tell me, I will tell you
25 by what authority I do these things. The baptism
of John, whence was it ? from heaven, or from men ?
And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, If
we shall say it Avas from heaven, he will say unto us,
26 Why did ye not believe in him ? And if we shall
say, It was from men ; we fear the multitude ; for
27 they all held John as a prophet. And they answered
and said to Jesus, We know not. He also 3 said unto 3 R.v.
Bcziie.
them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do
40 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 21. 28
these things. But how does it seem to you ? A 28
i Cureton. certain man had two sons ; he 1 said unto the first, Go,
2Cureton. my son, do the work in the vineyard. He 2 said unto 29
him, I will not, but afterwards his soul repented, and
3 Bezae 011 ' ne weijt t/o tne vineyard. 3 And he 4 said to the second 30
acSeton! likewise, and he answered and said, Yes, 5 sir, and
went not. Whether of these did the will of his 31
6 cod. father ? They say unto hii.i, *The last. 6 Jesus
Vaticanus. . J "L
Bezae. saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the
publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of God
before you. For John came unto you in the way of 32
righteousness, and ye believed not in him ; but the
publicans and the harlots believed him : and ye, when
7 Bezae. ye saw it, at last repented 7 yourselves, that ye might
believe in him. Hear another parable : a certain 33
man, that was an householder, planted a vineyard,
and made a hedge to it, and digged a [wine] press in
it, and built a tower in it, and delivered it to
Cureton. husbandmen, and went away 8 : and when it was the 34
Bexae.
season of the fruits, he sent his servants to the
Cureton. husbandmen, that they might send 9 him some of the
fruits. And the husbandmen took his servants, and 35
one they beat, and one they killed, and one they
stoned. Again he sent other servants more than the 36
first, and they did unto them in like manner. But 37
10 Cureton. last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, Haply 10
they vvill reverence my son. But the husbandmen, 38
when they saw his son, said, This is the heir; come,
"Cureton. let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours. 11
And they took him, and cast him forth out of the 39
vineyard, and killed him. When therefore the lord 40
* v. 31 Codex Bezae, \tyov<riv 6 alaxaros dicunt novissimus.
22. 10. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 41
of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto these
41 husbandmen ? They say unto him, He will miserably
destroy them, 1 and will give the vineyard to other 1 cureton.
husbandmen, who will give 2 the fruits in their season. 2 cureton.
42 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye not read in the
scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, it is
become the head of the corner : this is from the Lord,
43 and it is a marvel in our eyes. Therefore I say unto
you, The kingdom of God shall be taken away from
you, and given to a nation which bringeth forth
45 fruit. 3 4 But when the chief priests and Pharisees 3 cureton.
11 i 4 Omit v - 44 -
had heard his parables, they knew that he spake R.V. marg.
46 against them. And they sought to take him, but
they feared the people, because they took him for a
prophet.
22 Again Jesus answered and spake unto them by
2 parables. The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a
man, a king, which made a marriage feast for his son,
3 and sent his servants to call them that were bidden
4 to the wedding : and they would not come. Again
he sent other servants, saying, Say ye to them which
are bidden, Behold, everything is prepared, come
5 unto 5 the marriage-feast. But they made light ofssyriac-
, i e J ' the house
it, and there was one who went to his tarm, and one O f.'
6 who went to his merchandise : and the remnant who
were left laid hold 6 of his servants, entreated them 6 cureton.
7 spitefully, and slew them. And the king 7 was wroth, 7 cureton.
and sent his armies, and they destroyed those mur-
8 derers, and .burnt up their city with fire. 8 Tnen saith a cureton.
he to his servants, The wedding-feast is ready, but they
9 which were bidden were not worthy of it. Go ye
therefore into the highways, 9 and as many as ye cureton.
10 shall find, bid to the wedding feast. And those
42 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 22. 10
servants went out into the highways, and gathered
together all that they found, bad and good : and the
house of the wedding feast was filled with guests. And 11
when the king came in to see the guests, he saw
there a man who was not clad in a wedding dress :
he saith unto him, Friend, how earnest thou in 12
hither not having a wedding garment ? And he was
speechless. Then said the king to the servants, 13
Seize him by his hands and his feet, and put him out
into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are 14
chosen.
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how 15
they might entangle him in talk. And they 16
sent unto him his disciples, with the servants of
Herod, saying to him, Teacher, we know that thou
art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and
thou carest not for any man : for thou regardest not
Bezae. the faces of men. 1 How doth it then appear to thee ? 17
Is it fitting for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
2 cureton. But Jesus knowing their wickedness, said unto them, 2 18
Ye hypocrites, why tempt ye me ? Shew me the coin 19
of the tribute money. And they held out to him
3 cureton. a penny. Jesus 3 saith unto them, Whose is this 20
image and inscription ? They say unto him, Caesar's. 21
Then saith he unto them, Give what is Caesar's unto
Csesar; and what is God's unto God. And when 22
they heard this, they marvelled, and left him, and
went their way.
The same day there came to him the Sadducees, 23
4 R.V. marg. saying to him, 4 There is no life of the dead, and
Be/ae."' asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses said to us, 5 If a 24
man die, leaving no son, his brother shall marry his
23. 2. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 43
25 wife. And there were seven brethren : and the first
died, having no son by her, and his wife was married
26 to his brother : Likewise also the second, and also the
27 third, unto the seventh of them. And last of all the
28 woman died wife shall she be ? for behold,
29 they all had her. Jesus answered and said unto
them, Ye greatly, and ye do not know
-30 the dead marry wives, nor are
31 .... as touching the resurrection from the dead,
have ye not read the .... which God spoke ....
32 God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God
of Jacob? and behold, 1 he is the God, not of theicureton.
33 dead, but of the living. And when the multitude
heard these things, they were astonished at his doc-
34 trine. But when the Pharisees saw 2 that he had put acureton.
the Sadducees to silence, they gathered themselves
35 together unto him. And one of them asked him,
36 tempting him, and saying to him, 3 Teacher, which 3 Cureton.
37 commandment is great in the law ? Jesus said unto
him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength. 4 4 cureton.
38 This is the great 5 and first commandment ''ST'
39 like unto it, thou shalt love thy neighbour ....
41 On these .... hang the law And while
the Pharisees were gathered together, .... them,
42 .... of the Christ ? whose son is he ? They say
unto him,
lo
45 And if David .... him .... how .... his son ?
And they could not give him an answer, neither
durst any man from that hour 6 ask him again. curcto.
23 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his
2 disciples, On the seat of Moses sit the scribes and
44 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 23. 3
the Pharisees : and all that they tell you, do ; but do 3
not ye like unto their works: for they say, and do
r not - And 1 they bind heavy burdens 2 and put them 4
cureton. on toe shoulders of men; but they do not touch
them. For all things that they do are for to be 5
seen of men : and they make broad the straps of
their phylacteries, and lengthen the fringes of their
garments, and love the chief places at feasts, and 6
the honourable seats in the synagogues, and the
3 cureton. salutations of the marketplaces, and they desire 3 7
that men should call them, Rabbi, Rabbi. But be 8
K.V. n t ye called Rabbi : one is your teacher, 4 5 and ye all
Bezae. are brethren. And call no man your father upon the 9
earth : for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Neither be ye called teachers, for your teacher is the 10
s cureton. Christ. He who desires among you to be great 6 n
shall be your servant. For whosoever shall exalt 12
himself shall be humbled ; and whosoever shall
humble himself shall be exalted.
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypo- 13
crites ! for ye hold the key of the kingdom of
heaven before men : for ye neither enter in your-
selves, nor those that are coming do ye suffer them
to enter.
7 omitr. u. 7 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! 15
cureton. for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte,
and when he is become one, ye make him the child
of hell twofold more than yourselves.
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whoso
cureton. shall swear by the temple, it doth not hurt 8 ; and ie
whoso shall swear by the gold that is in the temple^
Cureton. he sins. 9 Ye fools, and blind, whether is greater,
the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold ? 17
23. 30. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 45
18 And whoso shall swear by the altar, it hurteth not ;
but whoso shall swear by the gift that is upon the
19 altar, he sins. 1 Ye blind 2 ! whether is greater, the 1 cureton.
3 B V
20 gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift ? Whoso cireton.
therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and
21 by all things thereon. And whoso shall swear by
the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth
22 therein. And he that shall swear by heaven,
sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that
sitteth thereon.
23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites !
for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and
have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judg-
ment, mercy and faith : these ought ye to have done,
24 and those ye ought not to have left. Ye blind
guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites !
for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the
platter, but within they are full of extortion and all
26 uncleanness. Ye blind Pharisee, cleanse first the
inside of the cup and platter, that the outside of them
may be clean also.
27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites !
for ye are like unto sepulchres, which are whitened
outside, and within are full of dead men's bones, and
of all uncleanness.
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear unto men as
righteous, but within are full of depravity and defor-
29 mity. Woe unto you, scribes and jPharisees, hypocrites!
because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and gar-
30 nish the sepulchres of the righteous, and say, If we
had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have
been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
46
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23. 31
1R.V.
Bezae.
2 Gehenna.
3R.V.
Bexae.
Wherefore ye confess that ye are the children of them 31
which killed the prophets. And ye also .... the 32
measure of your fathers. Ye serpents, ye generation 33-
of vipers, how will ye flee from the judgment 1 of hell 2 ?
I send unto you prophets, and wise men and scribes : 34
some of them ye shall kill and crucify ; and some of
them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and perse-
cute them from city to city : that upon you may come 35-
all the blood of the righteous, which hath been shed
upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto
the blood of Zacharia son of Barachia, whom ye slew
between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto 3&
you, All these things shall come upon this genera-
tion. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the 37
prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee,
.... would I .... thy children .... as ....
gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye
would not ! Behold 3g
For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, 39
till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the
name of the Lord.
.... Jesus went out from the temple, to go 24
away : and his disciples came shewing him the build-
ings of the temple. And he answered 3 and said unto 2
them, See ye all these stones ? verily I say unto you,
There shall not be left stone .... stone, that shall
not be thrown down. And as he sat upon the mount 3
of Olives, the disciples came saying unto him ....
when .... the sign of thy coming, and of the end
of the world ? Jesus answered and said unto them, 4
.... many .... in my name, saying, I am the 5
Christ ; and shall deceive many .... and rumours 6
.... and kingdom against kingdom : and there 7
24. 32. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 47
shall be famines 1 and earthquakes in divers places. 1 R - v -
^ And all these are the beginning of travail. And then
shall they deliver you up to afflictions, and shall kill
you : and every man shall hate you for my name's
10 sake. Then shall many be offended, and shall betray
11 one another, and shall hate one another. . . . false ....
12 shall rise, and shall deceive many iniquity
13 .... the love of many .... endure unto the end,
14 be .... this .... of the kingdom .
to
18 let him not come down to take out of his house : and
he which is in the field, let him not return back to
take his clothes.
19 And woe unto them that are with child ....
20 who give suck in those days ! But pray ye that your
flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day :
21 for then shall be great tribulation, .... until this
22 day .... shall be. And except . . . . ed those
days .... be saved .... for the elect's sake ....
23 days. Then if any man
24 shall give great signs .... possible, they shall de-
25 ceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before.
26 If they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the
desert ; go not forth : or behold, he is in the secret
27 chambers ; believe it not. For as the lightning ....
east, and is seen 2 even unto the west ; so also shall - R.v.
28 be the coming of the Son of man the body
there .... eagles.
29 .... after the tribulation of those days the sun
.... and the light of the moon shall not shine, and
30 the stars shall fall from .... sign of the Son of man
31 in heaven : . . . . power .... his angels with a
great 3 trumpet, and .... his elect from the four 3 K.V. marg.
32 winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Now
48 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 24. 32
learn a parable from the fig-tree ; When its branch
is tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that
summer is nigh : so likewise ye, when ye shall see all 33
these things, know that it is near, at the door. Verily 34
1 Or 'tribe.- I sa y unto you, This generation 1 shall not pass, till
all these things shall be. Heaven and earth shall 35
pass away, and my words shall not pass away.
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, 36
2 Belie no ^ * ne an g e l s f heaven, but the 2 Father only. For 37
as it was in the days of Noah, so shall be the
3K.V. coming of the Son of man. 3 For as before the 38
flood they were eating and drinking, marrying
and giving in marriage, until Noah entered into
the ark, until came 39
and carried them all away: to
in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh. 44
.... his lord over his companions, to give them 45
meat in its season ? Blessed is that servant, whom 46
if his lord cometh, he shall find so doing. Verily 47
I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over
all that he hath. But if that evil servant shall 48
say in his heart, My lord delayeth to come ; and shall 49
begin to smite his fellow-servants, and to eat and
drink with the drunken ; the lord of that servant 50
shall come in a day that he doth not expect, and in
an hour that he knoweth not. And shall cut him 51
asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypo-
crites : and there shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth.
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened 25
unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went
^Bezae. forth to meet the bridegroom and bride. 4 And five 2
of them were foolish, and five were wise. They that 3
26. 13 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 49
were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with
4 them : but the wise took oil in the vessels with
5 their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all
6 slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a
cry, Behold, the bridegroom cometh ; go ye out to
7 meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed
S their lamps. The foolish said unto the wise, Give us
of your oil ; for behold, our lamps are going out.
9 These wise ones said unto them, Perhaps it may not
suffice for us and for you : but go ye to them that sell,
10 and buy for yourselves. And while they were going
to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were
ready went in with him to the marriage : and the
11 door was shut. And afterwards those virgins came,
12 saying Our Lord, open to us. But he answered and
to said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not ......
37 ........ didst thirst, and we gave thee drink ?
38 And when saw we thee that thou wast a stranger, and
39 took thee in ? or thou wast naked ...........
* ..... Our Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or
athirst, or a stranger, ____ or ---- and did not minister
45 unto thee ? Then shall he answer and say unto
them, Verily I say unto you, What ye have not
done to one of these little ones, .... ye have not
46 done it. And these shall go away into everlasting
but the righteous into life eternal.
.26 And it came to pass .... his sayiug.s, .... to
2 his disciples, Ye .....................
5 Saying ............ be ........... le.
6 And when .......... house ..........
Jj ..... not at all times with you ; me ........
12 ......... hath put this ointment ........
13 Verily I say unto you, ...... that she hath done
50 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 26. 14
Then went one of 14
thirty pieces of silver. 15
passover ? 17
He said unto them, Go into the city to such a man, 18
and say unto him, Our Master saith, My time is at
hand ; in thy house will I keep the passover with my
disciples. And his disciples did as Jesus had 19
appointed them ; and they made ready the passover.
And when it was evening, he sat down with the twelve. 20
And as they did eat, he said unto them, Verily I say 21
unto you, that one of you shall betray me. And they 22
were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of
1 R.V. them to say, 1 Not I surely, Lord ? He said unto them, 23
He who stretches out his hand with me in the dish,
he shall betray me. And the Son of man goeth as it 24
is written of him : but woe unto that man by whose
hand I am betrayed ! it would have been profitable for
him if he had not been born. And Juda, the betrayer, 25
answered and said, Not I surely, Master? He
said unto him, Thou hast said. And as they were 26
eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake,
and gave to his disciples, and said, Take, eat ; this is
my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks 27
over it, and gave to them, and said, Take, drink ye
all of it ; this is my blood of the new testament, 28
which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
For I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of 29
this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it
new with you in my Father's kingdom. And when 30
they had sung praises, they went out into the
mount of Olives. Then saith Jesus unto them, All 31
ye shall be offended in me this night: for it is
written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep
26. 45. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 51
32 of his flock shall be scattered abroad. And after I
am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
33 Simon Cepha answered, and said, If they all shall
be offended in thee, yet will I never be offended in
34 thee. Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee,
This night, when the cock has not crowed, three
35 times thou shalt deny me. Simon Cepha said unto
him, If it should happen to me to die with thee,
I will not deny thee. Likewise also said all the
36 disciples. Then Jesus cometh with them unto a
place called Gedsemane. 1 He saith to his disciples, i cod.
37 Sit ye here, until I go and pray. And he took
Simon and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to
38 be sad and to be anxious. Then saith he unto
them, Behold, my soul is sorrowful, even unto death :
39 tarry ye here, and watch with me. And he withdrew
from them a little, fell on his face, and prayed, say-
ing, O my Father, if it be possible, that this cup pass
from me : nevertheless, not my will be done, but
40 thine. And he cometh unto his disciples, and findeth
them asleep, and saith unto Simon, Thus, not even
41 one hour could ye watch with me? Watch and pray,
that ye enter not into temptation : the spirit is
42 willing, but the flesh is weak. Again the second
time he went to pray, saying, O my Father, if this
cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it,
43 thy will be done. And he came again, and found
them asleep, because their eyes were heavy with
44 sleep. And he left them, and went to pray the third
45 time, and again he spake the same way. Then
cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them.
Sleep on now, and take your rest: for behold, the
hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into
52 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 26. 46
the hands of sinners. Rise, let us go hence : he has 46
arrived, he who betrayeth me. And while he yet 47
spake, lo, Juda, one of the twelve, came, and with
him a great multitude with swords and staves,
from the chief priests and elders of the people. And 48
Juda, the betrayer, gave them a sign, saying, that
he .... he, take him to Jesus .... and 49
said to him, Hail, Master. Jesus, Then they 50
came near and laid their hands on him, and took
Jesus. And behold, one of the disciples of Jesus 51
stretched out his hand, and drew a sword, and struck
the servant of the high priest, and took off his ear.
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again the sword 52
into his place : for all they that take the sword shall
perish with the sword. Or thiukest thou that I 53
cannot ask of my Father, and he shall give me
more than twelve legions of angels ? How shall 54
the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be ?
In that hour said Jesus .... thief have ye come 65
out against me, with swords and staves for to take
me ? Every day I sat in the temple, teaching,
and ye laid no hold on me. But all those things 56
that have happened are that the scriptures of the
prophets might be fulfilled.
Then all his disciples forsook him, and fled.
And they had laid hold on him and led him away 57
to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the
elders of the people were assembled. But Simon 58
followed him afar off unto the high priest's court,
and went in, .... with .... end witness 59
.... and found not .... many false witnesses, 60
and they found not .... came two oth ....
false .... and said, This one said, I am able to 61
27. 3. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 53
destroy this temple, and in three days I will build it.
62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Dost
thou not give an answer? What do these witness
63 against thee ? But Jesus was silent. The high
priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by
the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be
64 the Christ, the Son of God. He said unto him, Thou
hast said : I say unto you, Henceforth 1 ye shall see
65 the Son of man .... further .... witnesses ....
68 . and others smote him on the cheeks, saying,
Prophecy unto us, the Christ, who smote thee ?
69 Now Simon sat without in the court : and a
damsel drew near unto him, saying to him, Thou also
70 wast with Jesus of Galilee. But he denied in the
presence 2 of them all, saying, I know not what thou 2 s
71 sayest, neither do I understand 3 . And when he eye.'
3 Bezae.
had gone out to the door of the court, another
(damsel) saw him, and said unto them, This one was
72 with Jesus of Nazareth. And again he denied and
73 swore, I know not this man. And after a little
while those who stood by came near, and said to
Simon, Surely thou also art one of them ; for even
74 thy speech is like 4 . Then began he to curse and to
swear, I know not this man. And immediately the
75 cock crew. And Simon remembered the word of
Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow,
thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he went out,
he wept bitterly.
27 And when it dawned, all the chief priests and
elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to
2 put him to death : And they bound him, and led
him away, and delivered him to Pilate the governor.
3 Then when Juda, the betrayer, saw that he was
54 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 27. 3
condemned, he repented, and brought again the
thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the 4
blood of the righteous. 1 And they say to him, What
is that to us ? Thou knowest. And he cast down the 5
silver in the temple, and departed, [and] went and
hanged himself, and was strangled. And the chief 6
priests took the silver, and said, It is not lawful to
2 or, put it into the treasury, 2 because it is the price of
the blood. And they took counsel, and bought from it the 7
offerings.'
3 Literally, potter's field, for 3 a burial-place for strangers. Where- 8
place.' fore it was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by the 9
prophet, who said, I took the thirty pieces of silver,
the price of him that was valued, which I was valued
at by the children of Israel; and I gave them for 10
the field of the potter, as the Lord commanded me.
And Jesus stood before the governor: and hell
asked him, saying unto him, Art thou the King of
the Jews ? Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said.
And when the chief priests and Pharisees accused 12
him, he gave them no answer. Then said Pilate 13
unto him, Hearest thou not how many witnesses
witness against thee ? And he gave him no answer ; 14
and greatly did the governor wonder. Now at every 15
feast the governor was wont to release unto the
people one prisoner, whom they would. And they 16
had a prisoner, a certain notable man, whose name
was Jesus Bar-Abba. He had been thrown into
prison because of the evil he had done, and because
he was a murderer. And when all the Jews were 17
gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will
ye that I release unto you ? Jesus Bar-Abba, or
27. 31. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 55
18 Jesus who is called the Christ ? For he knew that
19 because of envy they had delivered him unto him.
When he was set down on the judgment seat, his
wife sent unto him, saying unto him, Have thou
nothing to do with that just man, for I have suffered
many things this day in my dream because of him.
20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the
people that they should ask for Bar- Abba, and destroy
21 Jesus. The governor answered and said unto them,
Whom do ye desire that I should release unto you ?
22 They say unto him, Bar- Abba. Pilate saith unto
them, And what shall I do unto Jesus, who is called
23 the Christ ? They all say, Let him be crucified. He
said unto them, Why, what evil hath been done by
him ? Then they cried out more exceedingly, saying,
24 Let him be crucified. And when Pilate saw that he
prevailed nothing, but the more the tumult increased,
he took water, and washed his hands in the sight
of all the multitude, saying, I am innocent of this
25 blood : ye know. And all the people answered,
and said, the blood of this man be on us and on our
26 children. Then released he unto them Bar-Abba,
and he scourged Jesus with whips, and delivered him
27 to them to be crucified. Then the soldiers of the
governor took Jesus into the Prsetorium, and
28 gathered the crowd against him. And they clothed
29 him with a robe of purple and of scarlet. 1 And they i Bezae.
plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head,
and they made him hold a reed in his right hand :
and they bent their knees before him, and mocked
30 him, saying, Hail to thee, King of the Jews ! And
they spat in his face, and took up the reed, and smote
31 him on the head. And when they had mocked him,
56 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 27. 31
they stripped him of the garments that he was clothed
with, and clothed him with his own garments, and
led him away, and went to crucify him. And as 32
they went out, they found a man of Gyrene, whose
name was Simon : and they compelled him to bear
his cross. And they came to a place which is called 33
2R e v hitta ' Gogultha. 1 And they gave him to drink wine 2 34
ifezae. mingled with gall : and he tasted it, and would not
drink it. And when they had crucified him, they 35
; omit latter parted his garments, 3 casting lots upon them: and 36
-35. they were sitting, and watching there. While they
Bezae. were sitting, they wrote the crime. They set it over 37
his head, Jesus, the King of the Jews.
Then there were crucified with him two male- 38
factors, one on his right hand, and one on his left.
And they that passed by blasphemed against him, 39
wagging their heads, and saying, Destroyer of the 40
temple, and builder of it in three days, if thou art
the Son of God, save thyself, and come down from
the cross. And the chief priests also, like the scribes 41
and Pharisees, were mocking him, and insulting him,
and saying, He who saves others, himself he cannot 42
save. If he be the King of Israel, let him come
down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
He trusted in God ; let him deliver him now, if he 43
desireth him : for he said, I am the Son of God.
And the malefactors also, which were crucified with 44
him, like the rest, insulted him. And from the sixth 45
hour there was darkness over all the land until the
ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with 46
4Syriac- a l ou d voice, saying, My God, my God, why hast
iem^a Elei> thou forsaken me* ?
tan?- 10 And some of those people who stood there, when 47
27. 62. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 57
48 they heard it, said, This one calleth on Elia. And
straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and
dipped it in vinegar, and tied it to a reed, and stretched
49 it out to him to drink. And others said, Let be, let
50 us see whether Elia will come and save him. And
Jesus cried with a loud voice, and his spirit went
61 up. And immediately the veil of the sanctuary 1 was IR.V.
rent from the very top ; and the earth did quake, and
52 the rocks rent ; And the graves were opened ; and
many bodies of the righteous, those which slept,
53 arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrec-
tion, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto
many.
54 Now the centurion, and they that were watching
Jesus with him, when they saw the earthquake, and
the things that happened, feared greatly, saying,
Truly this was the Son of God.
55 And many women were there beholding afar off,
which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto
56 him : Mary Magdalene, and Mary the daughter of
James and mother of Joseph, and the mother of the
57 children of Zebedee. And when the even was come,
there came a certain rich man of Ramatha, named
58 Joseph, and he also was a disciple of Jesus. He went
to Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus ; and Pilate
59 commanded it to be given to him. And when
Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a new
60 linen cloth, and laid it in his own new-hewn tomb,
which he had hewn for himself in the rock : and he
rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and
61 they departed. And there was there Mary Magda-
e, and the other Mary, sitting over against the
62 sepulchre. Now the next day that followed the day
58 THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 27.62.
of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees
came together unto Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember 63
that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After
three days I will rise again. But command that they
watch the sepulchre for three days, that his dis-
ciples may not come by night and steal him, and say
unto the people, He is risen from the dead : and the 64
last error be worse than the first.
Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch : watch 65
the sepulchre, as ye know. They went and watched 66
his sepulchre, and sealed the stone with the watch. 1
And on the evening of the sabbath, as the first 28
day of the week dawned, came Mary Magdalene and
the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, 2
there was a great earthquake : for the angel of the
Lord descended from heaven and rolled away the
stone, 2 and sat above it. And his appearance 2 was 3
like the lightning, and his raiment like the snow :
and for fear of him those who were watching did 4
shake, and became as dead men. The angel answered 5
and said unto the women, Fear not ye : for I know
that ye seek Jesus, the Nazarene, which was crucified.
He is not here : for he is risen as he said unto you. G
Come, see the place where he was laid. Go quickly, 7
and tell his disciples that he is risen ; and behold,
he goeth before you into Galilee ; there
[w. 8 and following to the end of this Gospel are lost.]
THE GOSPEL OF MAEK
[w. I to 11 are lost.]
1 The spirit driveth him out into the wilderness.
13 And he was there forty days, tempted of Satan ; and
was with the wild beasts; and the angels were
ministering unto him.
14 And after John was delivered up, 1 Jesus came i B.V.
15 into Galilee, and was preaching the gospel of God,
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is
16 come : repent ye, and believe his gospel. And as he
walked by the shore of the lake of Galilee, he saw
Simon and Andrew his brother casting their net into
17 the sea : for they were fishers. And Jesus said unto
them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of
18 men. And straightway they forsook their nets, and
19 followed him. And when he had walked again a
little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and
John his brother, who were also sitting in the ship
20 mending their nets. And straightway he called
them : and they left Zebedee their father with the
hired servants in the ship, and followed him.
21 And he was teaching on the sabbath in the syna-
22 gogne. And they were astonished at his doctrine :
for he taught as one that had authority, and not as
23 their scribes. And there was in their synagogue
a man who had an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
24 and said, What have we to do with thee, Jesus of
60 THE GOSPEL OF MARK 1. 24
Nazareth ? thou art come to destroy us. I know
thee who thou art, the holy one of God. And 25
Jesus rebuked him, saying, Shut thy mouth, and
come out of birn. And the unclean spirit threw him 26
down, and when it had cried with a loud voice, it
i 'amaze- came out of him. And they were all amazed, 1 and 27
them an.' were saying one to another, What is this new
2R.v. teaching 2 ? he hath authority, and commandeth the
unclean spirits, and they do obey him. And his 28
fame went abroad through ail the region of Galilee,
and many followed him. And he came out of the 29
synagogue, and they came to the house of Simon
Cepha and Andrew : and James and John were with
him. And Simon's wife's mother was sick of a fever, 30
and they tell him of her. And he came near, and 31
took her, and lifted her up ; and immediately the
fever left her, and she arose and ministered unto
them. And when the sun did set, they brought all 32
that were sick with sore diseases, and all the city 33
were gathered together at his door. And he healed 34
many, and cast out many demons, and suffered them
not to speak, Because they knew him.
And very early in the morning he went out, and 35
departed into a desert place, and there he prayed.
And Simon and they that were with him sought him. 3ft
And when they had found him, they said unto him, 37
Many men seek thee. He said unto them, Up ! Let 38.
sBeza*. us go into the nearest villages 3 and towns, that I may
preach there also : for therefore I am come. And he 3
preached in all the synagogues of Galilee, and cast
out demons. And there came to him a certain 40,
leper, and besought him, and fell at his feet, and
said unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me
3. 7. THE GOSPEL OF MARK 61
41 clean. And Jesus had compassion on him, put out
his hand, and touched him, and said to him, I will ;
^^ be thou clean. J And in that hour he became clean, i <
44 And he straitly charged him, and saith, See f "' 42
thou
[i. 44 to ii. 20 is lost.]
2 . . . f a new patch on a worn-out garment : else
21 the new filling-up draws away the weakness of the
worn-out one, and the rent becomes worse than
22 before. And no man putteth new wine into worn-
out wine-skins : else the wine 2 doth burst the -' K,V.
wine-skins, and the wine is spilled, and the wine-
skins perish : but they put new wine into new wine-
23 skins. And it came to pass, that he walked on the
sabbath-day .... and .... amongst .... were
24 .... ears .... The Pharisees say unto him, Why
to .... on the sabbath-day that which is not ....
26 into the house of God, 3 and did eat the show-bread, 3 Bezae.
which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and
27 gave also to them which were with him ? And he
said unto them, The sabbath was created for man.
28 Therefore the Lord of the sabbath is the Son of man.
3 And he entered again into the synagogue; and
2 there was a man .... his hand. And they watched
him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day;
3 that they might accuse him. He saith unto the man
to whose hand was withered, Stand up in the midst.
5 .... being grieved about the deadness 4 of their 4 Bezae.
hearts, and he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy
hand. And he stretched it out : and it was restored
6 like its fellow. And straightway the Pharisees
went forth with those of the house of Herod, and
7 took counsel how they might destroy him. And
62 THE GOSPEL OF MARK 3. 7
Jesus went with his disciples to the sea : and a great
i Bezae. multitude from Galilee, 1 and from Judaea, and from &
Jerusalem, and from beyond Jordan, and from Tyre,
2R.v.marg. and from Sidon, who had heard everything 2 that he
did, came unto him. And he spake to his disciples,
that they should bring a ship to him because of the
multitude, lest they should throng him. For he had 10
healed many ; and many were pressing .... him,
and those that had plagues of unclean spirits 11
upon them fell down before him, and cried, saying,
Thou art the Son of God. And he charged them 12
much {hat they should not make him known.
And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth is
unto him whom he would : and they came unto him.
And he chose twelve of them, that they should be 14
with him, and that he might send them to preach, 15
and to have power to heal the sick and to cast out
demons. And he called Simon Cepha ; and James |6
the son of Zebedee, and John his brother : he called
them Beni-Ragshi ; and Andrew and Philip, and is
Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James
the son of Halfai, and Thaddai, and Simon the
Zealot, and Juda Iseariot, the betrayer. 19
And they went into the house. And the multi-
tude came again to him, so that they could not 2(>
bread said, can Satan 2S
cast out Satan ? And if a kingdom be divided 24
against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a 25
house be divided against itself, that house ....
Satan .... against himself, he cannot stand, . . . . 26
which they blaspheme shall be forgiven .... all 29
.... who shall blaspheme .... eternal .... For so
they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
5. 5. THE GOSPEL OF MARK 63
.... his mother, .... sent .... sat ....
35 thy mother .... without.
4 .... And he taught them many things ....
3 and while he was speaking .... Behold, there went
4 out a sower to sow : and 1 as he sowed, some fell by ^eza
the wayside, and the fowls 2 came and devoured it. 2 R - v -
5 And some fell on the rock, and sprouted, and because
6 there was no depth of earth below its root, .... the
7 sun was .... and it withered. And some fell
to among thorns, .... yielded no . . . . He that
11 ... ears . . . And he said . . . Unto you he hath
given the mystery of the kingdom of God : but unto
them that are without, all things are done in
12 parables. That seeing they may see, and .... not
perceive; lest they should repent, .... to them
13 their sins. And he said unto them, Know ye not
this parable? and how then will ye know all parables ?
|1 The sower .... the word .... they by the way-
side, they who hear the word .... the}' have heard
16 and taketh away .... they .... word
.... receive it
[w. 17 to 41 are lost.]
41 .... obey him ?
5 And he came over unto the other side of the sea,
2 into the country of Gergesenes. And when he was
come up out of the ship, there met him a certain man
3 who had an unclean spirit, which [spirit] dwelt among
the tombs ; and no man could bind him with chains,
4 because he had broken many fetters and chains, and
5 escaped, and no man could tame him. And always,
night and day, he was crying in the tombs, and in
the mountains, and wounding himself with stones. 3 K.V.
64 THE GOSPEL OF MARK 5. 6
And when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and wor- 6
shipped him, and cried with a loud voice, and said, 7
What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the
Most High God ? I adjure thee by God, that thou
torment me not. For he said unto him, Come, thou 8
unclean spirit, out of the man. And he asked him,
What is thy name ? and he said unto him, Our name 9
is Legion : for we are many. And these demons 10
besought him that he would not send them out of
the country. Now there was there nigh unto the n
mountains a great herd of swine feeding. And these 12
demons besought him, Send us into the swine, that
IE.V. we may enter into them. And 1 he gave them leave. 13
And when the unclean spirits went out they entered
into the swine : and the herd ran, and fell into the
sea, about two thousand, and they were choked in
2 B.V. the sea. And they that fed them 2 fled, and told it in 14
the cities, and in the villages. And they went out
to see what had come to pass. And they came to 15
.... and saw him .... was .... they .... to to
him .... dismiss him .... his disciples in the 18
ship, he that had had the demon prayed him that he
SR.V. might be with him. And he 3 suffered him not, but 19
said unto him, Go home to thy people, and shew them
what the Lord hath done unto thee, and hath had
mercy on thee. And he went, and began to preach 20
in Decapolis what Jesus had done unto him : and
they all did marvel.
And when Jesus had crossed over again unto the 21
other side, a great multitude gathered unto him on
the shore of the sea. And there cometh one of the 22
rulers of the synagogue, whose name was Joaras;
when he saw him, he fell at his feet, and besought 23
6. 17. THE GOSPEL OF MARK 65
him, 1 saying unto him, My daughter is very sick, J Bezae.^
come and lay thy hands on her, and she shall live.
24 And he went with him, and a great multitude
25 followed him, and thronged him. And a certain
26 woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, and
had suffered many things of many physicians, and
had spent all that she had, and .... nothing ....
[v. 27 to vi. 5 is lost.]
V ... there none of the mighty works, save that he
laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and they were
6 healed. And he marvelled at their want of faith.
And he went round about the villages, and
7 taught; and called the twelve disciples, 2 and sent 3Bezae -
them by two and two, and gave them power over
8 unclean spirits, and commanded them that they
should take nothing for the way, save a staff only :
9 no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse : 3 but be :!31i >. 'your
10 shod with sandals, and not put on two coats. Into
whatsoever house ye enter, there be until ye depart
11 from thence. And whosoever shall not receive you,
nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the
dust of your feet for a testimony unto them. 4
12 And they went out, and preached that they
13 should repent. And they cast out many demons,
and anointed many with oil, and healed the sick.
14 And Herod the king heard, (for his fame was well-
known [unto him] :) and he said, He is John the
Baptist ; he is risen from the dead, therefore great
15 is his power. And others said, He is Elia. Others
16 said, He is a prophet, like one of the prophets. But
when Herod heard it, he said, This is John, he
17 whose head I cut off, he is risen. 5 For Herod had
5
66 THE GOSPEL OF MARK 6. 17
sent and laid hold upon John, and bound him in
prison for Herodia's sake, his brother Philip's wife,
for he had married her. For John had said unto 18
Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's
wife. Then Herodia had threatened him, and would 19
have killed him, but she could not. For Herod feared 20
John ; for he knew that he was a just man and an
holy, and observed him : and many things that he
heard from him he did, and heard him gladly. And 21
it happened that on Herod's birthday he made a
[Or 'mm- supper to his lords, and chiliarchs, 1 and the chiefs of
Galilee : and the daughter of Herodia came in and 22
danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with
him, and the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me,
and I will give thee, even unto the half of my king- 23
dom. And he swore unto her with an oath. And 24
the damsel went forth, and took counsel with her
mother, What shall I ask ? She said unto her, The
head of John the Baptist. And she went in at 25
once to the king, and said unto him, I will that
thou give me immediately the head of John the
Baptist in a charger. And the king was exceeding 26
sorry, but for the oath's sake, and for their sakes
2 or 're- that sat at meat, 2 he could not change. And he sent 27
dined.'
an executioner, that he should cut off his head and
bring it : and he went and cut off his head in the
prison, and he brought it in a charger, and gave it 28
to the damsel, and the damsel carried it to her
mother. And when his disciples heard of it, they 29
came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
And the apostles came unto Jesus, and told him what 30
SMS. 'he. 1 they 3 had done and taught.
And he said unto them, Come, let us go into the 31
6. 47. THE GOSPEL OP MARK 67
desert apart, and rest a little. There were many going
and coining to him, and they had no place not even
32 to eat bread. And they departed into a desert place
33 by ship alone. And many saw them, and knew them,
and followed him by land, 1 from all the cities. And iR.v.marg.
34 Avhen they came, 2 and he 2 saw the great multitude, he - R.v.
had compassion on them, because they were as sheep
not having a shepherd : and he began to teach them.
35 And when it began to be evening, his disciples came
near, saying unto him, This is a desert place, and the
36 time is passed. Send away these people, that they may
go into the villages that are round about, and buy
37 themselves something to eat. 3 He said unto them, 3
Give ye them to eat. They say unto him, Shall we
go and buy a hundred pennyworth of bread, and
38 give them to eat ? He saith unto them, Go, see how
many loaves ye have. They say unto him, Five
39 loaves and two fishes. And he commanded them all
40 to sit down oh the grass. And they sat down by
41 companies, by hundreds, and by fifties. And he took
these five loaves and two fishes, and looked to heaven,
and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to
his disciples to set before them ; aud the two fishes
42 they divided among them all. And they did all eat,
43 and were filled. And they took up from before them
the fragments, twelve baskets full, the remains of
44 those five loaves and of those two fishes. And they
that did eat of them were five thousand men.
45 And straightway he commanded his disciples to
go up into the ship, and to go before him unto Beth-
46 saida, while he sent away that multitude. And when
he had sent them away, he went to a mountain
47 to pray. But when it was evening, and the ship
68 THE GOSPEL OF MARK 6. 47
1 codex W as in the midst of the sea, he 1 was alone on the
and he
was alone.' l an( J. And when he saw them tormented with the 48
fear of the waves, for the wind was against them, he
cometh to them walking on the waters, and would
have passed by them. When they saw him walking 49
upon the waters, they thought that he was a demon.
And when they saw him, they all cried out; and imme- 50
diately he talked with them, and saith unto them,
Be of good courage, it is I, be not afraid. And he 51
went up unto them into the ship, and the wind
2 K.V. ceased : and they were sore amazed in themselves 2 ;
for they understood not about the bread, because 52
their heart was blinded. And when they had passed 53
over, they came up to the land of Gennesar. And 54
when he was come up out of the ship, in the hour
that they knew him, they ran to the whole region, and 55
brought those that were sick, carrying them on beds.
And wheresoever Jesus entered, into cities, or villages, 56
or fields and streets, they placed the beds of the sick,
and besought him that they might touch, if it were
but the border of his garment : and all who touched
him were made whole.
And Pharisees and scribes which came from 7
Jerusalem, came together unto him. And they saw 2
his disciples eating bread when they had not washed
their hands. For all the Jews and Pharisees, unless 3
sBezae. they wash their hands, eat not bread, 3 holding the
4 >m7is Aey tradition of the elders. And 4 from the market, 4
understood. exce p t t h e y wash, they eat not. And they keep
many things which they have received, and the
washing of cups and vessels. And after these things 5
the scribes and Pharisees asked him, saying unto
him, Why do not thy disciples keep the command-
7. 23. THE GOSPEL OF MARK 69
ments of the ancients, for they wash not their hands
6 and they eat bread ? Jesus said unto them, Well hath
Isaia the prophet prophesied of you, as it is written
that he said, This people honoureth me with its
7 lips, but with its heart it is far from me. But in
vain do they worship me, who teach for doctrines the
9 commandments of men. l Ye do well, who forsake the 1 o
commandments of God, that ye may establish your
10 commandments. For Moses said, Honourthy father and
thy mother: and whoso curseth his father orhis mother,
11 let him die the death. But ye say, that if he shall say
to his father and his mother, It is Corban, wherewith
12 thou mightest be profited by me: and ye suffer him
13 not to honour his father or his mother : and ye reject
the word of God because of your commandments.
H And many such like things do ye. And he
called all the multitude, and said unto them,
15 Hearken, all of you, and obey. There is nothing
from without a man, that entering into him, can
defile him : but what comes out of a man, this is
16 what defiles the man. Who hath ears to hear, let
17 him hear. And when he was entered into the house
from the multitude, his disciples asked him concern-
18 ing the parable. And be saith unto them, Are ye
yet so stubborn ? Do ye not understand anything ?
that not everything which entereth into a man defileth
19 him, because it entereth not into his heart, but into
20 the belly, and is cast out, and all meat is purged. But
that which cometh out of the man, that defileth the
21 man. For out of the heart proceed the evil thoughts
22 of man, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, de-
ceits, wickedness, frauds, lasciviousness, an evil eye,
23 blasphemy, pride, foolishness : all these evil things
70 THE GOSPEL OF MARK 7. 24
coming out from within, and defiling the man. And 24
iR.v.marg. he arose, and went to the borders of Tyre, 1 and when
he had entered into a house, he would have no man
know him, but he could not be hid. And when a 25
woman heard it, whose daughter had an unclean spirit,
she came and fell down before him. This woman 26
was a widow, from the borders of Tyre of Phoenicia,
and she besought him that he would cast forth the
spirit out of her daughter. He said unto her, .... 27
First let tl.e children be filled : it is not meet to take
the children's bread, and to cast it to the dogs. The 28
woman saith unto him, Lord, even the dogs eat of
the crumbs which are over from the children's table.
He said unto her, For this saying go thy way, be- 29
hold, the demon is gone out of thy daughter. And 30
when she went to her house, she found her daughter
.... from her, and .... lying upon the bed. And 31
again .... from the borders .... Sidori, he came
to the lake of Galilee, amidst the borders of Decapolis.
.... a certain deaf stammerer, and they beseech 32
him that he would .... lay on him from 33
the multitude, and put .... into his ears ....
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said unto 34
him, Be opened the string of his tongue, and 35
he spake plain. And he commanded them that they 36
should .... no man : and as much .... a great
deal more they proclaimed it, .... were greatly 37
astonished, saying, .... all things well : .... he
maketh the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
In those days .... when there was .... a 8
3R.v. great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, he 2
called his disciples, and saith unto them, I have corn- 2
passion on this multitude, for behold, three days they
8. 22. THE GOSPEL OF MARK 71
3 continue with me, and have nothing to eat : and if
I send them away fasting to their home, they will
faint in the way : and some of them are come from
4 far. His disciples said unto him, Whence art thou
able to satisfy them with bread here in the wilder-
5 ness ? And he asked them and said to them, How
many loaves have ye ? They said unto him, Seven.
6 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the
ground : and he took those seven loaves, and blessed,
and brake, and gave to his disciples, that they should
set before them : and they set before the multitude.
7 And there were a few fishes: and when he had
blessed them also, he told them to set before them.
8 And they did eat, and were filled : and they took up
what remained over of the crumbs seven baskets.
9 The people that ate were about four thousand, and
10 he sent them away. And he went up and sat in the
boat with his disciples, and they came into the
11 hill of Magdan. And the Pharisees went out, and
began seeking from him, and asking of him a sign
12 from heaven, tempting him. And he was troubled
in spirit, and saith, Why do this generation 1 seek a'
sign ? verily I say unto you, there shall no sign be
13 given unto this generation. 1 And he left them again,
and sat in the ship, and went to the other side of
H the lake. And they forgot .... bread, .... with
15 them in the ship. And he commanded them, saying,
.... beware of .... of Herod
a ye and do ye not remember?
19 Those five loaves which the five thousand ate of, and
how many baskets full of fragments .... unto
20 him
22 .... and they bring to him a blind man ....
72 THE GOSPEL OF MARK 8. 23
besought .... on his eyes, and asked him .... 23
his hand to
.... neither go thou into the town. 26
And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the 27
towns of Cesarea Philippi : and he asked his disci-
ples by the way, saying unto them, What do men say
about me, that I am ? They say unto him, Some say, 28
He is John the Baptist : and others say, Elia : and
others, One of the prophets. He saith unto them, And 29
ye, whom say ye that I am ? Cepha saith unto him,
Thou art the Christ. And he charged them that they 30
should tell no man of him. And he began to teach 31
them that the Son of man must suffer many things,
and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests,
and scribes, and they shall kill him, and the third day
he shall rise. And he was speaking the saying openly. 32
Then Simon Cepha, as though he pitied him, said to
him, Be it far from thee. And when he had turned, 33
he looked on his disciples, and he rebuked Cepha, and
said, Get thee behind me, Satan : for thou carest not
for God, but for man.
And he called the multitude with his disciples, 34
and said unto them, Whosoever will come after me,
let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and
come. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it, 35
anc [ whosoever shall lose his life 1 for my gospel's
sake shall save it. For what shall it profit a man, if 36
he shall inherit the whole world, and lose his soul ? 37
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul ?
For whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my 38
words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of
him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he
cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
9. 14. THE GOSPEL OF MARK 73
9 He said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that
there be some of them that stand here, which shall
not taste of death, till they have seen the king-
2 dom of God coming with power. And after six
days, Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John,
and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart
by themselves : and he was transfigured before them.
3 And he became shining, and his raiment became
4 white like snow : and there appeared unto them
5 Moses and Elia talking with him. Cepha answered
and said to Jesus, Master, it is good that we are
here, and we may make three tabernacles; one
6 for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elia. And
he wist not what he was saying, for fear had fallen
7 upon him. And a cloud overshadowed him : and
a voice came out of the cloud, This is my Son,
8 who is beloved : hear him. And suddenly again
when his disciples looked, no man appeared to them,
save Jesus only. As they went down from the moun-
9 tain, 1 he charged them that they should tell no : MS.makes
a full stop
man what they had seen, except when the Son of ffter
mountain.
10 man was risen from the dead. And they kept the
saying with themselves, meditating and saying, What
is this word that he said? When he is risen from the
dead?
11 And they asked him, saying, The scribes say
12 that Elia cometh first. He answered and said unto
them, Elia cometh first, that he may restore every
thing; and how it is written of the Son of man,
O '
13 must he not suffer much, and be crucified ? But I
say unto you, That Elia is 2 come, and they have done 2 R.V.
J J ...... f Bezae.
unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written or
14 him. When he ca he saw about them
74 THE GOSPEL OF MARK 9. 14
many .... and the scribes questioning with them.
And straightway .... were amazed, and ran and 15
saluted him. And he asked them, What question ye 16
with them ? And one of the multitude answered *7
and said, . . . . T have brought .... He answered 19
.... to them, O faithless generation, how long, till
when shall I be with you and suffer you ? Bring
thy son to me. And he brought him unto him : 20
and when he saw him, the spirit threw him down
straightway, and he fell on the ground, and wallowed
foaming. And he asked .... from .... He said 21
unto him, Behold, from his childhood. And it hath 22
thrown him often into the fire, and into the water,
to destroy him : but as much as thou canst do, Lord,
help me, and have compassion on me. Jesus said 23
unto him, If thou believest, all things can happen
unto thee. And straightway the father of the child 24
1 R.v. cried out, 1 and said, I believe, Lord, help my want.
When Jesus saw that the people were coming and 25
running, he rebuked the spirit, and said unto it,
I charge thee, thou deaf and dumb spirit, come out
of him, and enter not again into him. And it cried, 26
and vexed him greatly, and came out of him, and
he was like one dead, and many thought that he
was dead. But Jesus took him by his hand, and 27
raised him up, and delivered him to his father.
And when he was come into the house, his disciples 28
asked him privately, Why could not we cast him
out ? He said unto them, This kind cometh out by 29
nothing but by fasting and prayer.
And when they had gone forth from thence, they 30
passed through Galilee, and he would not that any
man should know it. And he taught his disciples, 31
9. 45. THE GOSPEL OF MARK 75
saying to them, The Son of man shall be delivered up
into the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and
when they have killed him, on the third day he shall
32 rise. And they understood not what he said unto
33 them, and were afraid to ask him. And he came to
Capernaum; arid when he had entered into the house,
he asked them, What were ye speaking about one to
34 another on the way ? But they held their peace :
for they had reasoned about who should be greatest.
35 And he sat down, and called his twelve, and said
unto them, Whosoever desires to be first, shall be
36 last of all men, and servant of all men. And he
took a certain child, and set him in the midst of
37 them : and looked at him, and said unto them, Who-
soever shall receive a child like this in my name,
receiveth me 1 : he receiveth not me, but him that ] A line has
been dropped
38 sent me. John answered and said unto him, Our hare.
Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name,
and we forbade him, because he followed not us.
3aBut he 2 said unto them, Forbid him not, for there " Bezae -
is no man who does anything in my name, and is
40 able to speak evil of me. For he who is not against
41 us is with us. For whosoever shall give you a cup of
water to drink in the name that ye are the Christ's,
verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones
that believe on me, it were better for him if a mill-
stone of an ass 3 were cast about his neck, and he 3 ]^ e marg -
43 were drowned in the sea. If therefore thy hand
cause thee to offend, cut it off from thee : for it is
better for thee that having one hand thou shouldst
enter into life, and not that having two hands thou
45 shouldst go into the unquenchable fire: 4 and if thy 4 omjt 9 . 44.
76 THE GOSPEL OF MARK 9. 45
foot cause thee to offend, cut it off: cast it from thee:
for it is better for thee that being halt thou shouldst
enter into life, and not that having two feet thou
46. shouldst go into Gehenna. *If thine eye cause thee 47
to offend, pluck it out from thee : for it is better for
thee that having one eye thou shouldst enter into
the kingdom of God, and not that having two
eyes thou shouldst go into Gehenna : where their 48
worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched. For 49
2 R.v. every one shall be salted with fire. 2 Salt is good : 50
but if the salt is seasonless, wherewith will we
season ^ ? Have salt 3 , and be at peace one with
ano ther.
And he arose from thence, and came into the 10
borders of Judaea beyond Jordan : and a multitude
came together again unto him. As he was wont, he
4Bezae. healed and taught them. And 4 they asked him, 2
tempting him, Is it lawful for a man to leave his
wife ? And he answered and said unto them, What 3
did Moses command you? They said unto him,. 4:
Moses suffered us to write a bill of divorcement, and
5 B^* 6 - give 5 it to her, and to put her away. Jesus answered 5
and said unto them, Moses, because of the hardness
of your heart allowed you this precept. But from 6
the beginning God .... and female .... For this 7
R.v.manr. cause shall a man leave his father and his mother, 6
and they twain shall be one flesh : thenceforth 8
they are not twain, but one flesh. What therefore &
God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
And when he had entered into the house, his disci- 10
pies asked him again about this. He said unto them, n
Any woman who shall leave her husband, and be
married to another, committeth adultery. And any 12
10. 24. THE GOSPEL OF MARK 77
man who shall leave his wife, and marry another,
13 committeth adultery. And they brought young
children to him, that he should lay his hands on
them, and his disciples rebuked those that brought
14 them. When Jesus saw it, he was displeased, and
rebuked them, and said unto them, Suffer the children
to come unto me, and forbid them not: for those who
15 are like them, theirs is the kingdom of God. Verily
I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the
kingdom of God as a child, he shall not enter therein.
16 And he called them, 1 and laid his hands on them,
and blessed them.
17 As he journeyed in the way, one ran, and fell on
his knees, and said to him, Good Teacher, what shall
18 I do that I may inherit eternal life ? Jesus said
unto him, Why callest thou me good ? there is no
19 one good but one, God. But thou knowest the com-
mandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do
not steal, Do not bear false witness. Honour thy
20 father and thy mother. He answered and said unto
him, Teacher, all these things have I observed, lo,
21 from my youth beholding him, .... and said
unto him, One .... to thee, go, sell all that thou
hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have trea-
sure in heaven, and take up thy cross, and follow
22 me. And he was grieved about this saying, and
23 went away for he had great riches. And
Jesus looked at his disciples, and said, How hard it
is for them who trust in their riches to enter into the
24 kingdom of God ! And his disciples were astonished
at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith
unto them, Children, how hard it is for them who
trust in their riches to enter into the kingdom of
78 THE GOSPEL OF MARK 10. 24
God ! For it is easier for a camel to enter into the eye 25
of a needle, than for a rich man into the kingdom
of heaven. And they were the more astonished 26
among themselves. Who then can be saved ? Jesus 27
looked upon them and said, With men this is im-
possible, except with God : for with God everything
is possible. Cepha said unto him, Lo, we have left 28
all, and followed thee. Jesus answered and said, 29
Verily I say unto you, that every man who hath left
house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, 1 or father, or
children, or lands, for my sake and my gospel's, but 30
he shall receive an hundredfold in this time, houses,
and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children,
and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to
come he shall inherit eternal life. For many are first 31
that shall be last : and last that shall be first.
And while they were going up in the way to 32
Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them, those
who were with him were amazed, being afraid. And
he took his twelve, and began to tell them what
should happen unto him, Behold, we go up to Jeru- 33
salem, and the Son of man shall be delivered unto
the chief priests, and unto the scribes : and they shall
condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the
people. And they shall mock him, and shall scourge 34
him, and shall spit in his face, and shall kill him,
and on the third day he shall rise.
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come 35
unto him, saying unto him, Master, we wish that
whatsoever we shall ask thee thou wilt do for us.
He said unto them, What would ye that I should do 36
for you ? They said unto him, Grant unto us that we 37
may sit on thy right hand, and on thy left hand, in
10. 52. THE GOSPEL OF MARK 79
38 thy glory. Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye
know not what ye ask : can ye drink of the cup that
39 I drink of? or be baptized with the baptism ? They
say unto him, We are able. Jesus said unto them,
Ye may be able to drink of the cup that I drink of:
and ye may be able to be baptized with the baptism
40 that I am baptized with : But to sit on my right
hand or on my left hand, this is not mine to give,
41 but for others 1 it is prepared. And when the ten
heard it, they began to be displeased with James and
42 John. And he called them, and said unto them, Ye
43 know that the chiefs of the nations are their lords.
Let it not be so among you : but whosoever will be
44 great among you, let him be your minister : and who-
soever of you will be the chiefest, let him be servant
45 of all men. Like as the Son of man carne not to be
ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life
a ransom for many.
46 And he came to Jericho : and as he went out
of Jericho, he and his disciples, and a great multi-
tude, Timai Bar-Timai, a blind man, sat on the
47 highway and begged. And when he heard that it
was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say,
48 Son of David, have mercy on me. And many
charged him that he should hold his peace: and
again he cried the more, Son of David, have mercy
49 on me. And Jesus stood still, and said that they
should bring him near ; and he called the blind man,
and they said unto him, Fear not, rise, he calleth thee.
50 And he rose, and took up his garment, and came to -
51 Jesus. Jesus answered and said unto him, What
wilt thou that I should do unto thee ? The blind
52 man said unto him, Lord, 2 that I may see. 3 Jesus i B ezae.
80 THE GOSPEL OF MARK 10. 52
said unto him, Go, thy faith hath saved thee. And
immediately his eyes were opened, and he followed
him in the way.
And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto 11
Bethphage, unto Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he
sendeth two of his disciples, and saith, Go into the 2
village over against you, and as soon as ye be
entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon
never man rode, loose him, and bring him. And if 3
any man say anything unto you, say unto him, The
Lord hath need of him, and straightway he will
send him hither. And they went, and found the 4
colt tied at the door of a court in the street.
And as they loosed him, certain of them that stood 5
there said, What do ye, loosing the colt ? And they 6
said unto them even as Jesus had said unto them.
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their 7
garments on it, and made him ride upon it.
And many spread their garments in the way : and 8
they that went before him, and they that followed him, 9
cried, saying, Osanna, blessed is he that cometh in
the name of the Lord. Blessed be the kingdom that 10
1 R.V. cometh of our father David 1 : peace in the highest.
Bezae.
And they entered into Jerusalem, and he entered n
into the temple, and saw all things ; and when the
eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with
the twelve. And on the morrow, when he went 12
out from Bethany, he was hungry. And he saw a 13
certain fig tree afar off, having leaves, and he came
to it, if haply he might find anything thereon, and
he came, but found nothing but leaves: it was not
2 R.v. the time of figs. He 2 answered and said unto it, u
Bezae.
Henceforth and for ever let no man eat of thy
11. 29. THE GOSPEL OF MARK 81
15 fruit. And his disciples heard it. And when he
was come to Jerusalem, and had entered into the
temple of God, he began to cast out them that sold
and bought in the temple, and the tables of the
money changers, and the tables of them that sold
16 doves, and would not suffer any man to carry a
17 vessel within the temple. And he taught, and said,
Is it not written thus, My house shall be called a
house of prayer for all nations ? but ye have made it a
18 den of thieves. And the chief priests and the scribes 1 1 R - v -
1 Bezae.
heard it, and sought how they might destroy him :
for they feared him, for all the people were amazed
19 at his doctrine. And when even came, he went
20 out of the city. And when they passed by in the
morning, they saw the fig tree dried up from its
21 root. And when Cepha remembered, he said unto
him, Master, the fig tree which thou cursedst is dried
22 up. Jesus answered and said unto them, If ye have
23 faith in God, 2 verily I say unto you, that if ye shall 2 J( h ' t 1 f
say to this mountain, Be thou removed, and cast into God -'
the sea ; and shall not doubt in his mind, but shall
believe that the thing which he saith shall come to
24 pass, it shall come to pass. Therefore I say unto
you, What things soever ye pray for, believing that
25 ye shall receive them, ye shall have them. And
when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought
against any man : that your Father also which is in
heaven may forgive you your sins.
27 3 And he came again to Jerusalem, and he was 3 omit *. 26
walking in the temple, and there came to him the chief
28 priests, and the scribes, and the elders, and say unto
him, By what authority doest thou these things?
29 and who gave thee this authority ? Jesus answered
6
82
THE GOSPEL OF MARK
11. 29
2 R.V.
3R.V.
Bezae.
4 Bezae.
and said unto them, I will also ask of you one
word, which ye shall answer me, and I will tell you
by what authority I do these things. The baptism 30
of John, was it from heaven, or of men ? Tell me.
And they considered, and said, If we shall say, From 31
heaven, he will say unto 1 us, Why did ye not believe
him ? And if we shall say, Of men, they feared the 32
people: for they all held John, that he was a pro-
phet. 2 They said unto him, We do not know. Jesus 33
answered and said unto them, Neither do I tell you
by what authority I do these things.
And he began to speak in parables. A man 3 12
planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and
digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower in it, and
let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. 4 And 2
he sent his servant at the season of fruit to the hus-
bandmen, that they might send to him of the fruit of
the vineyard. And they took him, and beat him, and 3
5 omit P. 4. sen t him away empty. 5 And again he sent to them 5
another servant ; and him also they killed : and many
others; they beat some, and they killed some. He had &
one beloved son, he sent him to them, and said, Per-
haps they will reverence my son. But those husband- 7
men said among themselves, This is his son, his heir ;
come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out 8
of the vineyard. When the lord of the vineyard cometh,
what will he do ? he will destroy these husbandmen,
and will give his vineyard to others. And have ye 10
not read the scripture : The stone which the builders
rejected is become the head of the corner: this was n
from the Lord, and it is a marvel in our eyes ? And 12
they sought to lay hold on him, and they feared the
12. 34. THE GOSPEL OF MARK 83
people, for they understood that he had spoken this
parable against them : and they left him, and went
13 their way. And they sent unto him certain of the
Pharisees and of the house of Herod, that they might
14 catch him in his word. And they began to say unto
him, deceitfully, Teacher, we know that thou art true,
and carest for no man : for thou regardest not the
face of man, but teachest the way of God in truth.
Is it lawful to give tribute to Csesar, or shall we not
15 give ? And he knowing their craftiness, said unto
them, Why tempt ye me ? bring me a penny, that I
16 may see it. And they brought it to him. He saith
unto them, Whose is this image and inscription ?
17 They say unto him, Csesar's. Jesus answered and
said, Render the things that are Caesar's to Csesar,
and the things that are God's to God. And they
18 marvelled at him.
And the Sadducees came unto him, those which
19 say there is no resurrection ; and they asked him, say-
ing, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us that when . . . die,
to
.... thy strength : this is the first commandment.
31 And the second which is like it, Thou shalt love
thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other com-
32 mandment greater than these. The scribe said unto
him, Well, Master, thou hast spoken with truth 1 : for J Bezae.
33 there is one God, and there is none other but he. And
that a man should love him from all his heart, 2 and - B^ae.
from all his soul, and from all his strength, and that
he should love his neighbour as himself, is more than
34 all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. When Jesus
saw that he returned him an answer well, he answered 3 Bezae.
and said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom
of God. And no man durst question him again.
84 THE GOSPEL OF MARK 12. 35
Jesus said while he taught in the temple, How 35
say the scribes that the Christ is the Son of David ?
and David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The 36
Lord said unto my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until
arg I place thine enemies beneath thy feet. 1 And if 37
2 Literally, David call him 2 Lord, how was he his son? And all
'our Lord."
the multitude heard him gladly. And he said while 38
he was teaching, Keep yourselves from the scribes,
3 sto the w ^ ^ ove ^ wa ^k i Q tne porches, 3 and love greetings
in the market-places, and the chief seats in the syna- 39
gogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts : and 40
devour widows' houses, and who for a pretence
lengthen their prayers : these shall receive greater
condemnation.
And while Jesus stood over against the treasury, 41
he beheld many who cast money into the treasury :
and many of the rich who cast in much. And there 42
came a certain poor widow, she threw in two mites,
which make two farthings, which make an eighth.
Jesus called his disciples and said unto them, .... 43
unto you .... poor widow hath cast in more than
all men into the treasury : for all men have cast in 44
from what was superfluous to them ; but she hath
cast in .... all that she had.
And as Jesus went forth out of the temple, one 13
of his disciples said unto him, Master, behold, see
the stones and the great building. Jesus said unto 2
him, See tnat building? there shall not be left here 4
stone upon stone that shall not be thrown down.
And as he sat on the mount of Olives, over 3
against the temple, Cepha, and James, and John and
Andrew asked him privately, Tell us when these 4
things shall be, and what is the sign with which
13. 19. THE GOSPEL OF MARK 85
5 these things are accomplished ? Jesus said unto
6 them, See that no man lead you astray. For many
shall come in my name, and shall say, I am he 1 ; and i R.V.
7 shall lead many astray. But when ye shall hear of
wars and rumours of wars, be not afraid : for it is
8 about to be, but the end till now is not yet. For
nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom : and there shall be earthquakes in divers
places, famines and tumults: these things are the
9 beginning of travail. 2 And they shall deliver you up 2 Bezae.
to the people, and to councils; and ye shall stand
to before kings, and ye shall be beaten before governors
for my sake, for a testimony to them and to all
11 nations .... for .... But when they shall bring
you nigh to deliver you up, .... not what ye shall
speak 3 : but what shall be given you in that hour, 3 - v -
J ' Bezae.
that speak ye : for it is not ye that speak, but the
12 Holy Ghost. For the brother shall deliver his
brother to death, and the father his son ; and the
children shall rise up against the parents, and shall
13 cause them to be put to death. And all men
shall hate you for my name's sake. Whosoever
14 shall endure to the end, he shall be saved. When
ye see the sign of the abomination of desolation
standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth
15 understand), then they that are in Judaea, let them
flee to the mountain : and he that is on the house-
top, let him not come down into the house, and let
16 him not enter to take anything from his house : and
he that is in the field, let him not return back to
17 take his clothes. But woe to them that are with
child, and to them that give suck in those days!
}g And pray ye that it be 4 not in the winter. For there
86
THE GOSPEL OF MARK
13. 19
1R.V.
2 Or 'tribe.'
3 Bezae.
<R.V.
shall be tribulation in those days, such as there hath
riot been the like of it, since the days when God
created the world until this day, and never again
shall be. And except these days had been shortened, 20
no flesh would have been saved : but for the elect's
sake, whom he chose, the days are shortened. And 21
then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the
Christ ; lo, he is there ; believe it not : for there shall 22
arise false Christs, and prophets of lies, and shall
give signs and wonders, so that, if possible, they may
lead astray even the elect. But look ye, I have fore- 23
told you all things. But in those days, after that 24
tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon
shall not shew her light, and the stars shall fall from 1 25
heaven, .... the powers of heaven .... And 26
then shall they see the Son of man coming on the
clouds with great power and with glory. And then 27
shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his
elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of
the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. Now 28
learn a parable from the fig tree : When her branches
are tender, and put forth her leaves, ye know that
summer is riigh : so also ye, when ye shall see these 29
things come to pass, know that it is nigh, at the
doors. Verily I say unto you, that this generation 2 30
shall not pass, till all these things shall be. 3 Heaven 31
and earth shall pass away : and my words shall not
pass away. But of that day and of that hour knoweth 32
no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven,
nor even the Son, but the Father. Watch ye then 33
and pray : for ye know not the time. For like 4 34
as a man who took a journey, and left his house,
giving .... to his servants, to every man his work,
14. 11. THE GOSPEL OF MARK 87
35 and commanded the porter to watch : watch ye
therefore : for ye know not when the master of the
36 house cometh, if at even, or at mid [night], or at the
dawn, or in the morning: lest coming suddenly he
37 find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say
unto all of you, Watch.
14 Two days before there was the unleavened bread
of the passover the chief priests and the scribes
sought how they might take him by craft, and put
2 him to death. For they said, Not on the feast-
3 day, lest there be an uproar of the people. And
being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as
he sat at meat, there came a certain woman, carrying
an alabaster box of spikenard, very pure 1 and of^yna
great price ; and she broke it, and poured it on his
4 head. And there were some that had indignation
5 within themselves, and said, Why .... for this
might have been sold for three hundred pence, and
have been given to the poor. And they murmured
6 against her in their teeth. Then said Jesus unto
them, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? for she
7 hath wrought a good work on me. For ye have the
poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye
may deal with them : but I am not with you always.
8 For that which she hath done, behold, as if for my
burying she hath done it, and hath anointed my
9 body beforehand. Verily I say unto you, That when
the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole
world, there will be a memorial of what she hath
done.
10 And Juda Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto
11 the chief priests, so that he might betray him. And
they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to
88 THE GOSPEL OF MARK 14. 11
give him silver. And he sought for a way in which
he might betray him. On the first day of unleavened 12
bread, when they .... the passover, his disciples
said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and pre-
pare that thou mayest eat the p . . . . r ? .... two 13
and saith unto them, Go ye into the city;
lo, there shall meet you a certain man bearing a
pitcher of water : follow him whithersoever he shall 14
go in. And say ye to the goodman of the house,
The Master saith, My time is come. Where is the
guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with
my disciples ? And behold, he will shew you a large 15
upper room, strewn, and prepared : there .... And 16
his disciples went as .... and came to the city, and
found as he had said unto them : and they made
ready the passover. And when it was evening he 17
cometh with his twelve. And as they sat and did is
eat, Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto
you, that one of you which eateth with me, he shall
betray me. And they began to be sorrowful, and to 19
i R.V. say unto him one by one, Not I, surely 1 ? And 2 he said 20
Bezae. unto them, One of the twelve who stretcheth out his
hand with me in the dish. And the Son of man 21
goeth, as it is written of him : but woe to that man
.... the Son of man is betrayed ! good were it for
him if he had not been born and as they did 22
eat, bread, brake, gave to his dis-
3R.v. ciples, and said unto them, Take, 3 this is my body.
zae " And he took the cup, and blessed it, and gave to 23
them : and they drank of it. And he said unto 24
them, This is my blood of the new testament, which
is shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I will drink 25
no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that
14. 41. THE GOSPEL OF MARK 89
I drink it with you anew in the kingdom of God.
26 And they sung praises, and went out to the mount
27 of Olives. Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be
offended because of me : for it is written, I will smite
28 the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. But
when I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
29 Cepha answered and said unto him, If all shall be
30 offended, I will not. Jesus saith unto him, Verily,
verily, I say unto thee, that this day, in this night,
the cock shall not crow twice, until thou shalt deny
31 me thrice. And Simon spake the more vehemently,
If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee. ll R.v.
32 Likewise also said they all. And they came to a
place which was called Gedsemane : and he saith to
33 his disciples, Sit ye here, until I pray. 2 And he 2Bezae -
took C[epha], and James and John, and began to be
34 very sad, and sore troubled, and he saith unto them,
35 My soul is sorrowful, even unto death. And he
went away a little, and fell on his face 3 on the ground,
and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might
36 pass from him. And he said, My Father, all things
are possible in thy hands; let this cup pass from
37 me : but not my will be done, but thine. And he
cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto
Cepha, Simon, sleepest thou ? couldest thou not
38 watch one hour ? Watch and pray, that ye enter not
into temptation : the spirit is willing, but the body
39 is weak. And he went away again, and prayed, say-
40 ing the same word. And he came and found them
again sleeping, for their eyes were carrying sleep,
and they wist not what they should say unto him.
41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them,
Sleep, and take your rest : the hour is come, the end
90 THE GOSPEL OF MARK 14. 41
is at hand ; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the
hands of sinners. Arise, let us be going : behold, he 42
1 Bezae. that betrayeth me is at hand. And 1 while he yet 43
spake, cometh Juda, one of the twelve, and with him
a great multitude, carrying swords and staves, from
the chief priests and scribes and elders. And he that 44
betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, He whom
I shall kiss, that is he ; take him cautiously, and lead
him away. And straightway he cometh to him, say- 45
ing unto him, Rabbi ; and kisseth him. And they laid 46
hands on him, and took him. But one of those that 47
stood by drew a sword, and smote the servant of the
2 Bezae. high priest, and took 2 off his ear. Jesus answered 48
and said unto them, As against a thief are ye come
out with swords and staves to seize me? I was daily 49
with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me
3 Bezae. not : but that the scripture might 3 be fulfilled. And 50
all his disciples left him, and fled. And a certain 51
young man came, wrapped and 52
they laid hold on him ; . . . . left the garment in
their hands, .... to the chief priests : .... all 53
the people were .... And Cepha followed them 54
afar off, as far as the house of the high priest : and
he was sitting with .... fire and all .... 55
were seeking witness against Jesus to put him to
death ; and found it not false ... . he .... 5 J>
* Bezae. saying, We heard him say, I will destroy the 4 temple 53
that is made with hands, and in three days I will
make another not made with hands. And not even 59
so did their witness agree. And the high priest 60
stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying unto
him, Dost thou not return an answer? What do these
witness against thee ? But he held his peace, and 61
15. 2. THE GOSPEL OF MARK 91
replied nothing. And again the high priest asked
him the second time, saying unto him. Art thou the
62 Christ, the Son of the Blessed ? Jesus answered and
said unto him, 1 I am : .... ye shall see the Son of l Bezae.
man sitting on the right hand of power, and when
63 he comes on the clouds of heaven. And then the
high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What there-
64 fore ? For behold, ye all have heard the blasphemy :
what think ye ? And they all condemned him to be
65 guilty of death. And some began to spit on him,
and to b .... saying, Prophecy unto us now : and
the servants did strike him on the cheek
66 Cepha in the court of the high priest, a cer-
tain maid servant of the high priest saw him as he
67 was warming himself, and said unto him, And thou
68 also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. But he denied,
saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou
69 sayest. And he went out to the outer 2 court; and 3 ~ J i ; e nlarg -
the maid saw hirn again, and began to say to them that 3 R - v - mar s-
'70 stood by, This also 4 is one of them. And he denied 4 Bezae.
it again. And again, 5 a little after, they that stood 5 R.v.marg.
by said to Cepha, Surely thou art one of them : for
71 thou art a Galilean. 6 And he cursed and swore, 1 6 - v -
Bezae.
72 know not this man .... you .... And the cock
crew the second time. And Cepha called to mind
the word that Jesus had said unto him, The cock
not crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
And he began to weep. 7 7R.v.marg.
Bezae.
15 And in the morning the chief priests held a con-
sultation, and the elders and scribes, and all the
people, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and
2 delivered him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, Art
thou the King of the Jews ? He answered and said
92
THE GOSPEL OF MARK
15.3
1R.V.
unto him, Thou sayest. And the chief priests accused
him of many things : but he gave no answer. And
again Pilate said unto him, Dost thou not reply ?
.... was a man .... who had done wrong and
committed murder. And the people cried, and began
to ask that he should do it unto them. Pilate answered
and said unto them, Will ye that I release unto you
the King of the Jews ? For he .... had delivered
him . . . And the chief priests persuaded the people
that he should ask him to release unto them Bar-abba.
.... answered crucified.
And the soldiers .... into .... Proetorium ; . . .
And they clothed him with purple, and platted a
crown of thorns, and put it on him. 1 And they
began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews ! And
they smote him on the head with a reed, and did
spit in his face, and fell on their knees, and wor-
shipped him. And when they had mocked . . . .
they stripped him of his purple robe, and put his own
clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
And they compelled Simon a Cyrenian man, who
passed by, coining out of the country, the father of
Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. And they
bring him unto the place which is called Gogoltha,
which is, interpreted, a skull. And they gave him
wine sweetened with spice : but he received it not.
And they crucified him, and parted his garments
amongst them, and cast lots upon them.' 2 And it
was the third hour, and they crucified him. And
the inscription of his accusation was, This is 3 the
King of the Jews. And with him they crucify two
thieves ; the one on his right hand, and the other on
< Omit v. 28.
Belae n ^ s ^k 4 ^- nt ^ tne y blasphemed against him, wagging
2 Bezae.
3 Bezae.
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27
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their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the
30 temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself,
31 and come down from the cross. And again also the
chief priests, mocking among themselves with the
scribes, said, He saved others; himself he cannot
32 save ; the Christ the King of Israel ! let him descend
from the cross, that we may see and believe. And
they also that were crucified with him reviled him.
33 And when it was the sixth hour, there was dark-
34 ness until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour
he 1 cried with a loud voice, My God, my God, why
35 hast thou forsaken me 2 ? And some of them that
' Alah(i),
36 stood by heard it, and said, He calleth Elia. And ^W>
one ran, filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it 8habactani -'
on a reed, and gave him to drink. And they said,
Let alone ; let us see if Elia cometh to take him
37 down. And Jesus, when he had cried with a loud
voice, expired.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain,
39 from the top to the bottom. And when the centurion,
who was standing beside him, saw him crying out
and expiring, 3 he said, Truly this was the Son of God. Bezae.
40 And there were women who were standing afar off
and looking on : Mary Magdalene, and Mary the
daughter of James the Less, the mother of Joseph,
41 and Salome ; those who came with him from Galilee,
and many others who were ministering unto him,
42 who had come up with him to Jerusalem. And
43 it was on the sabbath. And Joseph came from
Ramatha, an honourable man, a counsellor, and who
also looked for the kingdom of heaven; and he
was bold, and went in unto Pilate, and craved the
44 body of Jesus. And Pilate marvelled that he were
94 THE GOSPEL OF MAKE 15. 44r
already dead : and he sent and called the centurion,
and asked him if he were dead. And when he 4&
learned it of the centurion, he gave the body to
Joseph. And he bought fine linen, and brought it, 4&
and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a
sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolling
a stone, placed it against the door of the sepulchre.
And Mary Magdalene and Mary the daughter of 47
James beheld where he was laid.
And when the sabbath was passed, Mary Magda- IS
lene, and Mary the daughter of James, and Salome,
had bought oil and spices, that they might come and
anoint him. And in the morning, the first day of 2
the week, they came unto the sepulchre, when the
sun was rising. And they said among themselves, 3
But who shall roll us away the stone of the sepul-
i Bezae. chre ? for it was very great. 1 And they went, and 4
saw that this stone was rolled away. And they 5,
entered into the sepulchre, and saw a young man
^or'on their sitting on their right side, 2 clothed in a white garment;
hand.' and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, &
Be not affrighted : ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which
was crucified : he is risen ; he is not here : behold
the place where he was laid. But go your way, tell 7
his disciples and Cepha that behold, he goeth before
you into Galilee : there shall ye see him, as he said
unto you. And when they had heard .... they 8
went out ; and went, and said nothing to any man,
for they were afraid.
HERE ENDETH THE GOSPEL OF MARK.
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
1 Forasmuch as many have desired to write and to
relate about those things that have been fulfilled
2 amongst us, even as they have transmitted them
to us, who from the beginning were eye-witnesses,
3 and ministers of the word : it seemed good to me
also, who have investigated all these things from the
beginning, to write of them one by one carefully unto
4 thee, 1 noble Theophilus, that thou mayest know the 1 P r -'f ho
" have inves-
certainty of the words wherein thou hast been in- *i? ate ^ u
J these things
StrilCted. carefully
one by one,
5 There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a
certain priest named Zacharia, of the division of the
house of Abiam : and his wife was of the daughters thee- '
6 of Aaron, her name was Elisabeth. And they were
both righteous before God, walking in all the com-
7 mandments and righteousness of the Lord, and they
were blameless in all their manner of life. And
they had no child, because Elisabeth was barren, and
8 they were both now well on in days. And it came to
pass, that while he was ministering in the priest's
9 order before God, according to the custom of the
priest's ministry, his lot was to offer incense. And
10 when he went into the temple, a crowd of the people
were standing and praying at the time of incense.
11 And there appeared to Zacharia an angel of the Lord
standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And he was troubled, and shook when he saw the
96 THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 1. 13
angel, and fear fell upon him. The angel said unto 13
him, Fear not, Zacharia : for behold, God has heard
the voice of thy prayer, and thy wife Elisabeth
shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name
John. And thou shalt have joy and glory ; and 14
many shall rejoice at his birth. For 1 he shall be 15
great before the Lord, and shall drink neither wine
nor strong drink ; and he shall be filled with the
Holy Ghost, while he is still in the womb of his
mother. And many of * 6
.... the angel from her. And Mary arose in those 39
days, and went up with care to the hill country, to a
city of Juda ; and entered into the house of Zacharia, 40
and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that, 41
w ^ en Elisabeth heard the salutation 2 of Mary, the
saluted babe leaped in her womb ; and Elisabeth was filled
Mary.'
with the Holy Ghost ; and she cried with a loud 42
voice, and said to Mary, Blessed art thou among
women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And 43
whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord
should come to me ? For lo, when the voice of thy 44
salutation fell on mine ear, with great joy did the
babe leap in my womb. And blessed is she that 45
believed that there is a fulfilment of those things
which were told her from the Lord. And Mary 46
said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit 47
hath rejoiced in God the Saviour, who hath re- 48
garded the lowliness of his handmaiden. For from
henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For 49
he hath done to me great things ; he who by name is
glorious and holy, whose mercy is on the generation 50
and on the tribe to those who fear him. He hath 51
shewed strength with his arm ; and hath scattered
1. 70. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 97
52 the imagination of the hearts of the proud ones. He
hath put down the mighty from their seats, and hath
53 exalted the humble. And he hath filled the poor
with his good things; and the rich he hath despised 1 1 ^5 t thnuit
54 when in want. 2 He hath eared for his son Israel, 2 syriac
probably
55 and hath remembered his mercy ; as he spake to our . n . i
56 fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever. And
Mary abode with Elisabeth about three months, and
57 returned to her house. And when Elisabeth's time of
58 her delivery was fulfilled, she brought forth a son. And
her neighbours and her cousins heard that the Lord
had multiplied mercy towards her; and they rejoiced
59 with her. And it came to pass, that on the eighth
day they came to circumcise the child ; and they
60 called him by the name of his father, Zacharia. And
his mother said, Not so ; 3 but he shall be called John. :) R.V.
61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred
62 that is called by this name John. And they spake
also to his father, as to how he desired that he should
63 be called. And he asked for a writing tablet, and
64 wrote on it, John is his name. And immediately 4 4 Bezae -
the string of his tongue was loosened, and he blessed
65 God. And they marvelled all. And fear was upon
all their neighbours, and in all the hill-country of
66 Judaea these things were talked about. And they hid
them up in their heart, saying, What will this
child become ? for 5 the hand of the Lord is with 5 j*^
67 him. And his father Zacharia was filled with the
68 Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the
God of Israel; for he hath visited his people, and
69 hath wrought 6 redemption for them, and hath raised R.V.
. ,-, Bezae.
up an horn of salvation for us in the house of David
70 his servant; 7 as also he spake by the mouth of his
7
98 THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 1. 70
1
holy prophets, which have been from everlasting:
2 Literally and hath saved us 2 from the hands 3 of our enemies, 71
'broughtto
salvation.' and all that hate us ; to perform mercy with our 4 72
8 Bezae. J
4 Bezae. fathers, and to remember his holy covenant ; the oath 73
which he sware to Abraham, our father, that he would 74
grant unto us, that without fear we should be delivered
out of the hand of our enemies, that we might serve
before him in uprightness and righteousness all the 75
days of our life. And thou, child, shalt be called 76
the prophet of the Highest : thou shalt go before the
face of the Lord to prepare his ways ; that he may 77
give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the
remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of 78
our God ; whereby the dayspring from on high will
visit us, to give light to them that sit in darkness 79
and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into
the way of peace. And the child grew, and waxed 80
strong in spirit, and .... in the desert until the
day of his shewing unto Israel.
And it came to pass in those days, Augustus 2
Caesar commanded that all the land should be en-
5 R.v. rolled. And this was the first enrolment 5 .... 2
governor of Syria. And every man ......... 3
also from .... went .... that he might be enrolled 4
there. And Joseph also .... Joseph .... from
Nazareth, a city of Galilee, to Juda3a, to the city of
David, which is called Bethlehem, he, and Mary his 5
wife, being great with child ; that there they might
be enrolled, because they were both of the house of
David. And while they were there, the days were 6
accomplished for the delivery. And she brought 7
forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there
2. 25. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 99
8 was for them .... place .... There ....
9 watching .... when .... and they ....
10 great fear great .... which shall be to all the
11 world. For there is born .... Saviour, .... the
12 Lord, the Christ, in the city of David to you
a sign ; ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling
13 clothes, and laid in a manger. And suddenly there was
14 seen with him .... praising God, and saying, Glory
to God in the highest, and peace upon earth, and
15 good-will to men. . . . [Bethjlehem . . . that which
17 . . . . with haste .... lying .... and related
what had been spoken to them concerning the child.
18 And all men who heard from the shepherds, as they
told what they had seen and heard, wondered and
19 were astonished. But Mary kept everything in her
20 heart, and pondered them in her mind. And the
shepherds returned, glorifying God, and talking about
the things which they had seen and heard, as it was
told unto them.
21 And when eight days were fulfilled, the child was
circumcised, and his name was called Jesus, which
was so named of the angel before he was conceived
22 in the womb. And the days of her purification were
accomplished, according as it is written in the law of
Moses. Then they brought him up to Jerusalem, to
23 present him before the Lord ; (as it is written in the
law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb
24 shall be called holy to the Lord ;) and to offer a sacri-
fice according as it is written in the law of the Lord,
A pair of turtledoves, or two young ones of a dove.
25 And there was a certain man in Jerusalem, whose
name was Simeon; righteous he was and just, await-
ing the desire of Israel: and the Holy Ghost
100 THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 2. 26
was upon him. And it was said unto him by the 26
Holy Ghost, that he should not see death before he
had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came by the 27
Spirit into the temple : and when the parents brought
in the child Jesus, to do to him according as it is
commanded in the law, he, Simeon, received him on 28
his arms, and blessed God, and said, Now lettest thou 29
thy servant, Lord, depart in peace, according as thou
hast said : for behold, mine eyes have seen thy mercy, 30
which thou hast prepared before the face of all nations; 31
i n.v.marg. a light for the revelation 1 of the Gentiles, and the glory 32
2R.v. o f thy people Israel. And his father' 2 and his mother 33
Bezae. J *
marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his 34
mother, Behold, this one is set in Israel for the falling
and rising of many, and for the sign of contention
which is spoken of. And through thine own soul 35
a spear shall pass, that the thoughts of the hearts
of many may be revealed. And also Hanna the pro- 36
* Bezae. phetess, 3 the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of
Asher: and she also was [aged] many days, and
seven days only was she with her husband after her
virginity ; and the rest of her life she was in widow- 37
hood, eighty and four years; she went not out from
the temple, and with fasting and prayer and entreaty
* Bezae. was serving day and night. And she also rose 4 in 38
that instant, and gave thanks to the Lord, and spake
of him to all them that looked for the redemption of
Jerusalem. And Joseph and Mary, when they had 39
fulfilled in the temple on the first-born all that is
written in the law, returned into Galilee, to Nazareth
their city.
* Bezae. And the child grew, and waxed strong, 5 filled 40
3. 2. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 101
with wisdom : and the grace of God was upon him.
41 And his parents 1 went every year to Jerusalem at the l '- '. his
1 J J ' relatives.
42 feast of unleavened bread of the passover. And
when he was twelve years old, they went up as was
43 their wont to the feast. And when they had fulfilled
.... the boy Jesus tarried .... in Jerusalem ; and
44 his parents 1 2 knew it not, for they supposed that he
was with .... one day ; they sought for Jesus
45 among .... and among .... not to Jerusalem,
46 and there they sought him. And after three days
they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of
47 the doctors, .... them, and asking them. And all
they that heard him were amazed at him, arid won-
48 dered at his wisdom and his answers. And when
his parents found him, they were amazed : and his
mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou done thus
to us ? behold, thy father and I were seeking thee
49 with much anxiety. He said unto them, Why were
ye seeking me ? wist ye not that I must be with my
50 Father? And they understood not the word which
51 he spake to them. And he went down with them,
and came to Nazareth, and he was subject unto
52 them : but his mother kept all these sayings. And
Jesus grew in stature, and increased in wisdom, and
in favour with God and with man.
3 Now in the fifteenth year, in the reign of Tiberius
Caesar, in the government of Pontius Pilate in Juda3a,
while Herod was tetrarch in Galilee, and Philip his
brother tetrarch in the region of Iturea, and in the
country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch in the
region of Habilene, in the high-priesthood of Hannan
2 and of Caiaphas, came the word of God upon John the
son of Zacharia, and he was preaching in the wilder-
102
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
3.3
1 Cureton.
2 Cureton.
3 Cureton.
4 Cureton.
* Cureton.
'Cureton.
7 Cureton.
8 Cureton.
9 Cureton.
10 Bezae.
ness, and in all the region round about Jordan, the 3
baptism of repentance unto remission of sins ; as it 4
is written in the prophecy 1 of Isaiah the prophet,
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye
ready a way for the Lord, and make straight in the
plain a path for our 2 God. All the valleys shall be filled, 5
the mountains and the hills shall be brought low;
the rough shall become smooth, and the difficult
places [shall be] plains; and the glory of the Lord 6
shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. 3
And he said to the multitudes that went to him 7
to be baptized, generation of vipers, who hath
shewed you to flee from the wrath to come ? Bring 8
forth therefore fruits meet for repentance, and begin
not to say, Our father is Abraham : for I say unto you,
That God is able of these stones to raise up children
unto Abraham. Aud behold, the axe hath reached 9
unto the root of the trees 4 : every tree therefore
which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down,
and cast into the fire. And the multitude asked 10
him, What shall we do? He 5 saith unto them, He 11
that hath two coats, let him give one 6 to him that hath
none ; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
And the publicans also came to be baptized, and 12
said unto him, 7 What shall we do ? And he said unto 13
them, Do not steal anything beyond what is appointed
unto you. And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, U
saying, What shall we do, we also ? He said unto them,
Do violence to no man, and do injury to no man 8 ;
let your wages suffice for you. And the people who 15
heard him were reasoning in their heart about John,
and saying, Is this then 9 perhaps the Christ? He 10 16
answered to every man, and said unto them, Behold
3. 37. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 103
16 I baptize you with water ; but there cometh ....
mightier than I, the latchets of whose shoes I am not
worthy to unloose : he shall baptize you with fire and
17 with the Holy Ghost : he who holds a fan in his hand,
and he will cleanse his floor, and will gather the
wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn
18 with fire unquenchable. Also many other things,
19 exhorting, he preached to the people. But Herod the
tetrarch, because John had reproved him on account
of Herodia, the wife of the brother of Herod, and
20 for all the evils which he had done, Herod 1 added 1 Bezae.
yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
21 A.nd when all the people were baptized, Jesus also
was baptized, and while he prayed, the heavens were
22 opened, and the Holy Ghost descended upon him in
the likeness of the body 2 of a dove, and a voice was 2 R.V.
heard from heaven, 3 Thou art my Son, and my be- 3 R.V.
23 loved ; in whom I am welt pleased. And Jesus when
he was about thirty years old, as he was called the
24 son of Joseph .... son of Matthat, son ....
^ Janna, .... son of Matt .... son .... son of
28 Eldum, son of Er, son of Jesu, son of Elie ....
30 son of Simeon, son of Juda, son of Joseph, son of
31 Jonam, son of Eliakim, son of Melia, son of Men,
32 son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David, son of
Jesse, son of Jobel, 4 son of Boash, son of Shela, son 4 Bezae -
33 ofNahson,sonof A .... son .... son of Hesrun, 5 5 R - v -
34 son ot Phares, son of Juda, son of Jacob, son of Isaac,
35 son of Abraham, son of Tharah, son of Nachor, son of
Serug, son of Argau, son of Peleg, son of Heber, son of
36 Shalah, son of Helam, son of Ar . . . , son of Shem,
37 son of Noah, son of Lamech, son of Methusalah, son
of Henuch, son of Jared, son of Mahalalail, son of
104 THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 3. 38
Cainan, son of Enosh, son of Sheth. son of Adam, 38
son of God.
And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned 4
from Jordan, and the Holy Spirit led him, and took
him out to the wilderness, that he might be tempted 2
of Satan, and he was there forty days. And after
forty days that he had fasted, he hungered. And the 3
devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, say to
this stone that it become bread. Jesus said to him, It 4
!R.v. is written, That man shall not live by bread alone. 1
And Satan led him and took him up into an high 5
mountain, shewed imto him all the kingdoms of the
earth in a little time, and said unto him, All these 6
kingdoms and their glory which are committed to
me I will give to thee, all this power and glory, be-
cause that to me he gave it; and to whom 1 will I
give it. If thou wilt worship before me, all shall be 7
2K.v. thine. Jesus answered and said unto him, 2 It is 8
Literally written, Thou shalt worship 3 the Lord thy God, and
written to him only shalt thou serve. And he brought him to 9
worship.' ,
Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle ot the temple,
and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast
thyself from hence : for it is written, He shall com- 10
mand his angels concerning thee, that they may keep
thee : and in their hands they shall bear thee up, il
lest thou shouldest strike on a stone. Jesus answered 12
and said unto him, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord
thy God. And when Satan had ended his tempta- 13
^ions, ne departed from him for a season. 4
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit 14
into Galilee : and there went out a fame about him
in all that region. And he taught in their synagogues, 15
and he was glorified of all. And he came to Naza- 16
4. 31. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 105
16 reth, where he had been brought up : and he entered
into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, as he was
17 accustomed. And they gave 1 unto him the book of 1Cod -T lhe
Isaia the prophet, and he stood up for to read. When
he had opened the book, he found the place that is
18 written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon thee, because
that he hath anointed thee to preach the gospel
to the poor, and sent me to preach deliverance to the
19 captives, and to the blind sight, 2 to assure the contrite 2 Bezae.
of forgiveness, and to preach the acceptable year of
20 the Lord. And he rolled up the book, 3 and gave it to 3 Bezae.
the minister, and sat down. And they were all gazing
21 on him. And he began to say unto them, This day
22 is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. And all bare
him witness, and wondered at the gracious words
which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said,
23 Is not this Joseph's son ? He said unto them, Perhaps
ye will say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thy-
self: and the things which ye have heard that I have
done in Capernaum, ye will say to me, Do also here in
24 thy city. He said unto them, Verily I say unto you,
25 There is no prophet who is accepted in his city. But
I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in
the days of Elia the prophet, when the heaven was shut
up three years and six months, when great famine was
26 throughout all the land ; but unto none of them was
O '
Elia sent, save unto Sarepta 4 of Sidon, unto a woman, 4 Bezae.
27 a widow. And many lepers were in Israel in the time
28 of Elisha .... in the synagogue .... heard these
29 things, were filled with wrath, and thrust him out of
1 1 i 5 The Syriac
the city, and led him to the brow of the hill whereon translator
i i K i has mistaken
their city was built, so that they might hang* 1 him.
30
31
And he passed even amongst them, and came down
for
106 THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 4. 31
to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on 31
the sabbath days. And they were astonished at his 32
doctrine : for his word was with power. And there 33
was in their synagogue a man which had the spirit
of a demon, .... what have we to do with thee, 34
Jesus of Nazareth ? art thou come to destroy us ?
.... Shut thy mouth . . . of him. And the demon 35
threw him in the midst, and came out of him, not
having hurt him at all. And amazement, ... to all 36
of them . . . one to ... saying, What then is this
word, which with authority and power commandeth
these unclean spirits, and they come out. And the 37
fame of him went out in all the country round about
them. And when he rose from the synagogue, he 38
entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's
mother was taken with a great fever ; and he rebuked 39
the fever; and it left her : and immediately she arose
and ministered unto them. Now when the sun was 40
setting, all they that had any sick with sore diseases
brought them unto him; and on each of them he
1 B,V. marg. laid his hand, and healed them all. And demons 1 41
Bezae.
came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art
2 R.V. the 2 Son of God. And he rebuked them, and suffered
Bezae. '
them not to speak, because the}" knew him, that he
was the Christ. And at the dawn of day he went 42
out, and went to a desert place : and a multitude
.... sought him, and came unto him, .... that
he should not depart from them. And he said unto 43
them, 1 must also preach the kingdom of God in
other cities. And he preached in the synagogues of 44
3R.v.marg. Judsea. 3
And it came to pass, the multitude .... was that 5
they might hear .... the word of God, and he was
5. 13. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 107
1 standing on the shore of the lake 1 of Gennesar and he
2 saw .... two ships standing on the shore of the lake : '
. . . and its fishermen . . . their nets; and one of them
3 was Simon's . . . And Jesus went up and sat down
in it, and said, Take it from the dry land a little way
on the water. And he sat down, and taught the multi-
4 tude from the ship. And when he had ceased from
speaking ... he said unto Simon, Launch out into the
o deep,and throw your nets for fishing. Simon answered
and said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night,
and have found nothing: but now at thy word we
6 will guide the net. And when they cast their nets,
they enclosed many fishes: and their nets were broken.
7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were
in other ships, that they should corne and help
them. And when they came, they brought up fish,
and filled both the ships, and they were nearly sinking
s from the weight of them. When Simon Peter saw
it, he fell on his face before the feet of Jesus, saying
to him, Lord, depart from me, for I am a sinful
9 man. For amazement had taken hold of him, and
of all who were with him, at the draught of the
10 fishes which they had taken : and so was also James,
and John, the sons of Zebedee, because they were
partners of Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon,
Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt be catching
11 men to life. And they brought these ships to land,
and forsook all, and followed him.
12 And when he was in one of the cities, a certain
man came who was full of leprosy. He saw Jesus,
and fell on his face, and besought him, and said to
him, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me.
13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, and
108 THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 5. 13
said to him, I will : be thou clean. And immediately 13
his leprosy departed from him. And Jesus charged 14
him that he should tell no man : but go, and shew
thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing,
according as Moses commanded, that it may be a
testimony to them. And so much the more went 1.5
there a fame abroad of him : and great multitudes
*B.v. came together to hear from him, and to be healed 1 of
their infirmities. And he withdrew himself into the is
wilderness, and prayed. And it came to pass on one 17
of the days .... Pharisees .... the law ....
every to[wn] .... of Judasa .... and the power
.... brought .... and they sought .... to lay is
him his bed 19
to
reason ye : 22
unto him, Come t( i
, all 2
[v. 29 to vi. 11 is lost.]
.... in those days, .... to a mountain .... 6
12
continued all night .... in prayer to God. And 13 .
when it dawned, he called .... and chose ....
Cepha, Zebedee, and Philip and 1*
Bartholomew, and Matthew and Thomas, and James i&
the son of Halfai, and Simon who was called ....
and Juda the son of James, and Juda Iscariot, he i&
who was the betrayer. And he came down with them 17
to the plain, and stood, he and the multitude of his
disciples, and a multitude of the crowd of people,
who came from all Judaea and from Jerusalem, and
from the sea-coast, and from Tyre and from Sidon,
which came to hear him, and to be healed of all their
diseases ; and they that were vexed with unclean 18
6. 37. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 109
19 spirits, that they might be healed. All sought to
touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and
20 healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on his
disciples, and said,
Blessed are the poor : for theirs is the kingdom
of heaven.
21 Blessed are they that hunger now : for they shall
be satisfied.
Blessed are they that weep no w : for they shall laugh.
22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and
separate you, and shall reproach and cast upon
you the name of evil, for the Son of man's sake.
23 .... ye .... and leap : for your reward is great
to in heaven : for in like manner did their fathers unto
25 the prophets Woe unto you that laugh now !
26 for ye shall weep and lament. Woe unto you when
27 men shall speak well of you ! for so did .... But
unto you which hear, I say, Love your enemies, do
28 good to them which hate you, bless them that curse
you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the cheek, offer
to him the other; and him that taketh away thy
30 cloke or thy coat, forbid him not. Give to every
man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh
31 awav what is thine do not a .... to them ....
32 *
33 And if .... And if .... good .... which good
34 .... that ye shall receive, .... your thanks ....
35 for others lend to sinners, .... But yet love your
enemies, and do good to them, and lend, and do not
cease hope of men 1 ; and your reward shall be great i R.V. marg.
in heaven, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: cut off the
36 for he is kind to the evil and to the unthankful. Be any. 1
37 ye 2 merciful, even as your Father is merciful. Judge
110 THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 6. 37
not, that ye be not judged : condemn not, that 37
IR.V. ye be not condemned 1 : release, and ye shall be
Bezae
released : give, and it shall be given unto you ; with 38
good measure, and running over, shall they cast into
your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall
be measured to you. And he spake this parable 39
unto them, Can the blind guide the blind ? and shall
not both fall into a pit ? The disciple is not perfect 40
as his master in teaching. And why behold est thou 41
the mote that is in thy brother's eye, and the beam
that is in thine eye is not seen by thee ? How canst 42
thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me cast the
mote out of thine eye ; and behold, in thine own eye a
2Bezae. beam is lying? 2 Thou hypocrite, cast out first the
3' it shall be beam from thine eye, and then thou 3 shalt see to cast
seen by *
thee.' the mote out of thy brother's eye. For there is no 43
good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit ; neither
a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit. Every 44
tree is known by his fruit. For they do not gather
thorns of figs, neither of brambles do they gather
grapes. A good man out of the good treasure which 45
is in his heart bringeth forth good things; and an
evil man from the evil treasure that is in his heart
bringeth forth evil things : for from the abundance of
the heart the mouth speaketh. And why call ye me 46
Lord, Lord, and what I say unto you ye do not ? For 47
every man that cometh unto me and heareth my words,
and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like :
A man who built a house, and digged and went 48
deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock : and when
there were floods, and the rivers were full, they beat
upon that house, and could not shake it. But he 49
that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built
7. 12. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 111
a house upon the earth, without a foundation ; and
the stream beat upon it, and immediately threw it
down ; and the fall of that house was great.
7 And when he had ended all these sayings in the
hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
2 And the servant of a certain centurion was very sick,
and he was dear unto his lord, and was at the point of
3 death. And he heard concerning Jesus, and sent
unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that
4 he would come and save his servant. And they came
to Jesus, beseeching him earnestly, and saying, He is
5 worthy that thou shouldest do this to him : for he
loveth our nation, and hath also built us a synagogue.
6 And Jesus went with them. And when he was near,
a little way from the house, behold, the centurion
sent his friends to him, and bid him, Lord, trouble
not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest
7 enter under my roof: but speak with a word, and
8 my boy shall be healed. For I also am a man subject
to authority, and soldiers are under 1 me, and I say to i synac
this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, hand.'
and he cometh ; and to my servant, Do this, and he
9 doeth it. And when Jesus heard these things, he
marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said
unto the crowd that followed him, I say unto you,
that not even in Israel have I found faith such as
10 this. And they that were sent, returned to the
11 house, and found the servant whole. 2 And after-2R.v.
wards they went to a city, whose name was Nain;
and his 3 disciples went with him, and a great multi- S
12 tude. He came nigh to the gate of the city, ....
was of his mother, and she was a widow : and there
was with her a great multitude of the people of the
112 THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 7. 13
city. Jesus saw her, and had compassion on her, 13
and said unto her, Weep not came near . . . . H
and they that bare him stood. He said, Young man,
I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead arose, 15
and sat up .... to speak .... to his mother. And 16
fear took hold of them all : .... God, saying, That
a great prophet is risen up among us; .... God
.... his people went forth about him .... 17
in all the region of Judaea, and in all the region 18
.... And John called two of his disciples, and sent 19
to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come ? or
look we for another ? And they came to him, and 20
said unto him, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee,
saying, Art thou he that should come ? or .... for
another ? . . . . infirmities, and of plagues, and of 21
spirits .... said .... tell .... and the lame 22
.... and the lepers .... the dead .... whoso- 23
ever shall not be offended in me. And when the 24
disciples of John were departed, he began to speak
unto the multitude concerning John, What went ye
out for to s . . e ? A reed shaken with the wind ?
But what went ye out for to see ? A man clothed 25
in soft raiment ? Behold, they which are gorgeously
apparalled, and live delicately, are amongst kings.
But what went ye out for to see ? A prophet ? Yea, 26
I say unto you, he was more than a prophet. This 27
is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my mes-
senger .... the way before thee. I say unto you, 28
That there is not a prophet amongst them that are
born of women .... is greater than he. And all the 29
people and the publicans that heard him justified
themselves to God, who were baptized with the
baptism of John. But the scribes and Pharisees 30
7. 42. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 113
rejected for themselves the will of God, who were not
31 baptized of him. thereunto then shall I liken the IR.V.
men of this generation ? and to what are they like ?
32 They are like unto children who sit in the market-
place, and send to their companions, We have piped
unto you, and ye have not danced ; and we have
33 mourned unto you, and ye have not wept. For John
the Baptist came unto you neither eating 2 nor drink- 2 Bezae.
34 ing; 2 and ye say, He hath a demon. And the Son of
man is come eating and drinking ; and ye say, Behold
a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, a friend of
35 publicans and of sinners ! And wisdom is justified
of all her children.
36 And there came a certain Pharisee, desiring him
that he would eat with him. And h went into the
37 Pharisee's house. While he was sitting at meat, 3 a 4 3 .^
certain woman, a sinner, was in that city, and when she t "
knew that he 5 was sitting at meat 6 in the house of that
Pharisee, she took an alabaster box of sweet ointment, 7
38 and stood behind him at his feet and wept, and bathed 8 1 c^eton".
his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the
hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed
39 them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee
which had bidden him saw it, he considered within
himself, and said, This man, if he were a prophet,
would have known who this sinful woman is who
hath come near to him, and what is her reputation. 9 9 cureton.
40 Jesus 10 said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat 10 cureton.
to say unto thee. He said unto him, Our Lord,
41 say on. Jesus said unto him, There was a man, a
money-lender, 11 who had two debtors : one owed him
" R.V.
Bezae.
42 fifty pence, and one five hundred pence. And ja R
when they had nothing to pay, he 12 forgave them l e '
8
114
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
7. 43
JR.V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
s Cureton.
3 Or, ' since
I came in.'
4 Cureton.
5R. V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
6 Cureton.
' Cureton.
8 Cureton.
9 Cureton.
>o Cureton.
11 Syriac
' by the
hand of
the path.
i- Cureton.
Bezae.
i Cureton.
both. 1 Which of them will love him most? Simon said 43
to him, I suppose that he to whom much was forgiven.
Jesus said unto him, Thou hast judged well. 2 And 44
he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest
thou this woman ? I entered into thy house, and
thou gavest me no water for my feet : but this one
hath bathed them with her tears, and wiped them
with the hairs of her head. Thou hast not kissed 45
me: but she, since she 3 came in, hath not ceased to kiss
my feet. Thou didst not anoint me : 4 but she 5 hath 46
anointed my feet with sweet ointment. 6 Wherefore 47
I say, Her many sins are forgiven her ; for she loved
much: for he to whom little is forgiven, loveth little.
And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven thee. 48
And they that sat at meat began to say within them- 49
selves, Who is this who forgiveth sins also ? And he 50
said to that woman, Thy faith hath saved thee ; go
in peace.
After 7 these things, he went about amongst the 8
villages and the cities, and his twelve were with him,
preaching the kingdom of God, 8 and these women 2
who had been healed of evil spirits and of infirmities,
Mary who was called Magdalene, out of whom had
gone seven devils, and Joanna the wife of Chuza, 3
Herod's steward, and Susan, and many others, who
ministered unto them of their substance. And when 4
great multitudes were gathered together, and those
from the 9 cities came to him, he began to speak
to them by a parable : Behold, 10 a sower went out to 5
sow : and as he was sowing, some fell by the way 11
side ; and it was trodden down, and the fowls 12 de-
voured it. And some fell upon a rock ; 13 and because 6
there was no moisture it shrank and dried up. And 7
8. 19. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 115
8 some fell among thorns ; and they choked it. And
some fell on good ground ; and it sprouted, and bare
fruit an hundredfold. And when he said these things,
9 he spoke with a loud voice, 1 .... ears .... And l cureton.
10 his disciples asked him, What .... It is given to
know .... of the kingdom of God: but to those
without, it is not given to them to know because
.... in parables I speak 2 .... to them; that 2 cureton.
whilst they see, they may not see, and whilst they
11 hear, they may not understand ..... Now the
parable .... The seed is the word of God. And
12 those who are by the way-side .... hear ....
and cometh the enemy, .... the word from their
heart, lest they should believe and be saved .....
13 rock, are they which, when they hear the word, receive
it hastily 3 with joy ; . . . . they have no root, . . . . 3 Cureton.
for a while they believe, .... temptation ....
14 they hear, and with the cares .... and with the
15 pleasures .... are choked, and bear no fruit. 4 That * cureton.
then .... on good ground .... those who with a
.... and good heart hear the word and keep it,
16 and bear fruit with patience ..... lighteth ....
and covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a
bed ; but setteth it upon a ..... that whoso-
17 ever entereth in may see its light. For there is
nothing covered that shall not be revealed ; and there
is nothing hidden, that shall not be made known and
18 come abroad. Take heed 5 what ye have heard : for s cureton.
whoso hath, to him shall be given ; and whoso hath
not, even that which he thinketh 6 he hath shall be"R.v.
Cureton.
taken from him.
19 And his mother and his brethren came to him,
and could not come at him because of the crowd. 7 7 5-
, tic,
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8. 20
i Cureton.
-' Cnreton.
3 Cureton.
* Cureton.
Bezae.
8 Cureton.
6 Cureton.
7 Cureton.
8 Cureton.
And they said to him, 1 Thy mother and thy brethren 20
are standing without, desiring to see thee. And he 21
answered and said unto them, My mother and my
brethren are those which hear the word of God, and
do it. And on a certain day he went up, arid sat in 22
a ship, he and his disciples with him 2 : and he said
unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the
lake. 3 And as they were going he slept : and there 23
was a storm of wind on the lake ; and their ship was
filled, and they were nearly sinking. And they came 24
near 4 and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we
perish. And he arose, and rebuked the wind and
the tempest of the lake : and there was a calm. And 25
he said unto them, Where is your faith ? And they
being afraid wondered, saying one to another, Who
then is this ? who commandeth even the wind and
the sea, 5 and they obey him. And they went to 26
the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against
Galilee. And when he went up to the land, there 27
met him a certain man out of the city which
had a demon a long time, and ware no clothes,
neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and falling 28
down, worshipped him, 6 and with a loud voice
said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son
of God most high ? I beseech thee, torment me not.
He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out 29
of the man. For oft-times it had fastened on him :
and he was bound with chains and with fetters, to
keep him : and he brake his bonds, and cut them, 7
and was led by the [demon] into the wilderness.
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name ? 30
He said unto him, Legion : for we are many in 8 him.
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31 And they besought him that he would not command
32 them to go into the deep. And there was there on
the mountain a herd of many swine feeding: and
those demons besought him that he would suffer
them to go into the swine: and he suffered them.
33 And the demons went out of the man, and entered
into the swine: and all the herd went straight 1 to 1Cureton -
the rock, and they fell 2 into the sea, and were choked. 2 Curet <>n.
34 And when they that fed them saw what had happened,
they fled, and related it in the city and in the villages. 3 3 Cureton -
35 And the people went out and saw what had happened ; 4 4 Cureton -
and they came to Jesus, and found the man, out of
whom those devils were departed, clothed, and sober,
sitting at the feet of Jesus : and they were afraid.
36 5 And they related to them how the man 6 was saved. * Breton'
37 And the whole multitude of the Gadarenes 7 be- 7 ^^ on -
sought him to depart from them ; for fear had
seized on them : and he went up into the ship, and
38 departed from them. Then he from whom the
demons had gone out besought him that he might
39 be with him : but Jesus sent him away, saying, Re-
turn to thy house, and relate 8 the things that God 8Cureton -
hath done to thee. And he went, and published in
40 the whole city what 9 Jesus had done unto him. And 10 Ifffi *-
when our Lord was returning, a great multitude re- Cureton.
41 ceived him : for they were looking for him. And 11
there came a certain man named Joarish, and he
was a ruler of the synagogue : and he fell down at
Jesus' feet, and besought that he would come into his
42 house : for he bad one only daughter, and she was
about twelve years of age, and she lay a-dying. But
43 as he went, the people thronged him. And a certain
woman who had an issue of blood twelve years, 12 and
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8. 44
i Cureton.
* Cureton.
s Cureton.
4 Cureton.
5 Bezae.
6 Cureton.
7 Cureton.
8R.V.
Cureton.
R.V.
Bezae.
10 Cureton.
Bezae.
could not be healed of any one, came near behind 44
him, and took hold of the border of his garment : and
the fountain of her issue of blood stanched. And 45
Jesus said, Who touched me ? And when all denied,
Cepha 1 said unto him, Our Master, the multitude
throng and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched 46
me ? Jesus answered and said unto him, Somebody
hath touched me : for I know that strength is gone
out of me. And when the woman saw that even this 47
did not escape him, 2 she came trembling, and falling
down, worshipped him. 3 And she said 4 in the sight
of all the people, for what cause she had touched
[him], and how she was healed immediately. And he 48
answered and said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath
saved thee ; go in peace.
W T hile he yet spake, they 5 came from the house 49
of the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him, Thy
daughter is dead ; trouble not the Teacher. But 50
when Jesus heard it, he answered and said unto him,
Fear not: only believe, and she shall live. And when 51
he came to the house of that man, 6 he suffered no
man to go in, save Cepha, and James, and John, and
the father and the mother of the maiden. And all 52
men wept, and bewailed her: but he said unto them,
Weep not; for she is not dead, she.sleepeth. And 53
they laughed at him, 7 knowing that she was dead.
And 8 he took her by her hand, and called her, saying, 54
Maid, arise. And her spirit returned, and straight- 55
way she arose : and he commanded to give her to
eat. 9 And her parents were astonished : and he 56
charged them that they should tell no man what had
happened. 10
Then he called his twelve disciples, and gave 9
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1 them power and authority over all demons, and to
2 cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the
3 kingdom of God, and to heal. 1 And he said unto 1 R - v - mar *-
them, Carry nothing for the way, neither staves, nor
scrip, neither bread, neither silver; neither have
4 two coats. And whatsoever house ye enter into,
5 there abide, and thence depart. And those who will
not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake
off the very dust of your feet, that it may be a testi-
6 mony to you. And when his apostles had departed
they went about among the villages and the cities,
preaching, 2 and healing everywhere. 2 cureton.
7 And Herod the tetrarch heard of all that had
happened : 3 and he marvelled, because they 4 said that :i cureton.
r r . 4 Cureton.
8 John was risen from the dead ; and others said 5 that s cureton.
Elia had appeared ; and others said that one of the
9 old prophets was risen. And Herod said, ....
10 I hear concerning him ? and he desired .... that
11 they had done. . . . privately . . . [Bethjsaida. . . .
12 came his twelve, and said to him, We are in the
desert; send these multitudes away, that they may
go into these villages 6 round about, and to the cureton.
hamlets, and lodge, or that they may find them-
13 selves victuals. He said .... to him
2-2 . . . . elders and priests and scribes, and be slain,
.... days shall rise.
23 And he said, 7 Whosoever desires to come after 7 cureton.
me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and
24 follow me. For whoso will save
to
27
28 the kingdom of God. And it came to pass after
these sayings, about eight days, that he took Cepha
and James and John, and went up into a mountain
to pray. And as he was praying, the look of his 29
countenance was changed, and his raiment was white
IO^-M** and dazzling. 1 And, behold, two men were talking 30
with him, Moses and Elijah : and they appeared in 31
glory, and spake about his decease which was about
son'Ort to be accomplished 9 at Jerusalem. And Cepha and 32
abam to be they that were with him were heavy with sleep : and
betrayed. *
when they awoke, they saw his glory, and these two
men who were standing with him. And when they 33
sciiiiMM. began to depart from him, Cepha 2 said unto Jesus,
Our Master, it is good that we are here : and let us
make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for
Moses, and one for Elijah : and he knew not what he
was saying. And while he said these things, there 34
came a cloud and overshadowed them: and when
they saw those who 4 were 5 entering into the cloud,
they feared. And a voice was heard from the cloud, 35
, ^ rin *-' This is my Son* the chosen, hear ye him. And when 36
there was the voice, Jesus was found alone. And
they held their peace, and in the sight of men they
r Cants*. fc^ nothing of what they had seen in those days. 7
And* in that day when they were come down 37
from the mountain, a great multitude 9 met them.
And 1 * a certain man from the multitude cried, saying, 3ft
Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son : for he is
mine only one. And a spirit cometh to him sud-39
denly, and it throweth him down, and chastiseth
him; and he foameth, and it hardly departeth
from him, when it hath bruised him. And I be- to
sought thy disciples that they should cast it out;
and they were not able to deliver him. Jesus 41
answered and said, O perverse 11 and faithless genera-
tion, how long shall I be with yon, and suffer you ?
were
9. 55. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 121
42 bring hither thy son. And as he was coming near,
the demon threw him down, and chastised him. And
Jesus rebuked that unclean spirit, and healed the
43 boy, and delivered him to his father. And they were
all astonished at the greatness of God. And while all
men were marvelling at all which he 1 did, he said unto
44 his disciples, Put 2 these sayings in your ears : for the
Son of man is about to be delivered into the hands of
45 men. But they understood not this saying, because 3 * Cureton -
it was hid from them, that they should not perceive
46 it : and they were afraid about this saying. And
there arose amongst them a reasoning, which should
47 be greatest amongst them. But when Jesus knew
the reasoning of their heart, he took a child, and set
48 him beside them, and said, 4 Whoso shall receive thi.s * cnreton.
Bezae.
child in my name receiveth me : and whoso receiveth
me receiveth him that sent me : for he that is small
49 and is a child to you, that one is great. John an-
swered and said unto him, 5 Our Master, we saw one
who was casting out demons in thy name; and we
50 forbad him, because he goeth not with us. Jesus
said unto him, Forbid [him] not : for he that is not
' R V
against you is for you.
51 And when the days of his going up 7 wei
52 fulfilled, he set 8 his face to go to Jerusalem, and 8Cureton -
sent messengers before his face: and they went,
and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to
53 make ready for him. And they did not receive
him, because his face was set to go to Jerusalem.
54 And when his disciples James and John saw
thi.s, they said unto him, 9 Our Lord, wilt thou ' Careton -
that we command fire to come down from heaven, 10R-V .
55 and consume them? 10 And he rebuked them, 11 ,,!
122
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9. 56
JR.V.
Cure ton.
^Bezae.
3R.V.
Cure ton.
* Bezae.
5 R.V.
Bezae.
> Cureton.
7 Cureton.
R.V. marg.
Cureton.
Cureton.
Bezae.
i Cureton.
11 Cureton.
12 Cureton.
Bezae.
is Cureton.
And they went to another village. And 1 as they f 6
went in the way, a man said unto him,' 2 I will
follow thee whithersoever thou goest. Jesus said -58
unto him, Verily the foxes have holes, and the birds of
the heaven 3 have nests ; but the Son of man hath
not where to lean his head. And he said unto another, 59
Follow me. He said unto him, 4 Suffer me first to go
and bury my father. He 5 said unto him, Let the 60
dead bury their dead : but go thou and preach the
kingdom of God. Another 6 said to him, Lord, I will 61
follow thee ; but first let me go and tell it to them
of my house, and I will come. 7 Jesus saith unto 62
him, No man putting his hand on the ploughshare,
and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
And after these things he appointed of his dis- 10
ciples other seventy-two, 8 and sent them two and
two before his face to every place and city, 9 .... to
come ..... harvest .... Lord of the harvest, .... 2
labourers .... Go : behold, I send you like lambs 3
. . . . wolves ..... not .... purses for yourselves, .... 4
scrip, .... and salute not .... by the way. And 5
into whatsoever house ye enter first, 10 say to it, Peace
in the house. And if the son of peace be there, shall 6
rest .... upon you .... and .... not .... to 7
its neighbour. And into whatsoever city ye enter,
that they receive you, eat .... And behold even
the dust .... we .... this, .... the kingdom
of God .... I say unto you, It shall be much more 12
tolerable for Sodom in the day of judgment, than
for that city. Woe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe unto 13
thee, Bethsaida I for if the mighty works that have
been in you had been in Tyre and Sidon, perhaps 11
they had 12 repented 13 in sackcloth and ashes. Never- 14
10. 31. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 123
14 theless it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and for
!5 Sidon in that day than for you. And tbou, Capernaum,
18 .... unto heaven, .... beheld Satan .... who fell
19 like lightning from heaven. Behold, I give unto you
power to tread on serpents and scorpions .... and
all the . . . of the enemy: and nothing shall hurt you.
20 Notwithstanding, in this rejoice not, that the demons
are subject unto you; but 1 rejoice in 2 your names, that
21 they are written in heaven. And in that hour .... acureto
in spirit, . . . . O Father, Lord .... and of earth,
22 .... and who knoweth the Son, except the Father ?
and who knoweth the Father, except the Son, and
23 he to whom the Son will reveal him ? And he turned
him unto his disciples, and said unto them, 3 Blessed
24 are the eyes which see what ye see : for I tell you, that
many prophets and kings have desired to see what
ye see, and have not seen it; and to hear what ye hear,
25 and have not heard it. While he said these things, 4 4 Cureton.
a certain teacher of the law, who was standing 5 . . . . 5 cureton.
26 came near, saying unto him, .... eternal. Jesus 6 said 6 cureton.
unto him, In the law, how is it written? and howreadest
27 thou ? Then he answered and said unto him, Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God from 7 all thy heart, and 7Cureton -
from all thy soul, and from all thy strength, and from
all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. Jesus 8 said 8 cureton.
28 unto him, Thou hast said rightly : do these things,
29 and thou shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself,
said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour ? He
30 said unto him, A certain man went down from Jeru-
salem to Jericho, and thieves fell, and stripped
him, and beat him, and left him between death
31 and life, and went their way. And a certain priest
happened to come down that way : and he saw him,
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10. 32
1 Cureton.
2 Cureton.
3 Cureton.
4 Cureton.
5R.V.
Cureton.
6 Bezae.
' Cureton.
8 Cureton.
R.V.
10 R.V.
Cureton.
11 Cureton.
and passed him by. 1 And likewise also a Levite, 32
when he reached that place, saw him and passed
him by. 2 But a certain Samaritan, as he was 33
journeying on his way, came near him, 3 saw him, and
had compassion on him, and coming near, bound up 34
his wounds, and poured on them oil and wine, and
set him on his ass, and brought him to an inn, and
took care of him. And at the dawn of the day he 35
took out two pence, arid gave them to the host, and
said, Take care of him : and when I return again,
whatsoever thou hast spent on him, I will repay thee.
Which of these three, doth it seem to thee, was 36
neighbour unto him that fell into the hands 4 of the
thieves ? He said unto him, He that shewed mercy 37
on him. Jesus said unto him, Go and do thou also
likewise.
And 5 as they were going in the way, . . . . and 38
a woman .... Martha received him into her house.
And she had a sister called Mary, and she came and 39
sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. But Martha 40
was cumbered with service, and she came saying
unto him, Lord, dost thou not care about me, that
my sister hath left me alone to serve ? bid her that
she help rne. Jesus answered and said unto her, 41
Martha, Martha, Mary 6 hath chosen for herself the 42
good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
And 7 while he was praying, .... after he had 11
ceased from his prayer, said .... of his disciples
...... to pray, as John 8 taught his disciples.
And he said, When ye are praying, say, Father, 9 2
Hallowed be thy name, and thy kingdom come. 10
And give us the continual bread of every day. 11 3
And forgive us our sins ; and we also, we forgive every 4
11. 32. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 125
4 one who is indebted to us. And lead us not into
temptation. 1 i R.V.
5 And Jesus 2 said unto them, Which of you who 2 cureton.
has a friend, shall go unto him at midnight, and
shall say unto him, My 3 friend, lend me three loaves ; 3 cureton.
6 because a friend is come to me from the way, and I
' 7 have nothing to set before him ? And he ....
within .... to him .... Trouble me not : because 4
the door is shut, and the children are with me in
8 bed ; . . . I can[not] rise and give thee. I say unto
you, If he will not give to him for the sake of friend-
ship, yet because of importunity he will rise and
9 give to him as much as he needeth. And I also say
unto you, Ask, and it shall be given unto you ; seek,
and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto
10 you. For every one that asketh, receiveth; ... he that
seeketh . . . and to every one that knocketh it shall
11 be opened. Which . . . of you, 5 if his son shall ask 5 R - v -
of him a fish, will he perhaps instead of a fish give a
12 serpent ? If he shall ask an egg, will he perhaps
13 offer him a scorpion ? And if ye ... know how to
give good gifts to your children: how much more
shall the Father who is in heaven give good things
24 to those . . . man . . . find ... I will return . . .
25 whence I came out. When it cometh, . . . swept
26 and garnished. Then it goeth, taking seven ....
28 the last . . . man ... the first. ... of God, and
29 keep it. And when multitudes were gathered together,
he began to say, This generation . . . generation . . .
30 sign. . . . not be given . . . Jona unto the
31 Ninevites, so .... of the Son .... of the south ....
32 in the judgment with at the preaching of
Jona ; and, behold, a greater than Jona is here.
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11. 33
1 Cureton.
Bezae.
2 Bezae.
3 Cureton.
Bezae.
* Bezae.
5 Cureton.
6K.V.
Cureton.
7 Cureton.
8R.V.
Cureton.
No man lighteth a lamp, and putteth it in a secret 33
place, but he putteth it above a candlestick, that they
who come in may see its light. For the lamp of the 34
body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, all
thy body also is shining ;* but if thine eye be evil, thy
body also is dark. 2 Take heed therefore, lest the light 35
that is in thee be darkness. Therefore also thy body, 36
when there is in it no lamp that hath shone, is dark ;
thus while thy lamp is shining, it gives light to thee.
And 3 a certain Pharisee besought him to dine 37
with him : and when he had sat down to meat,
he 4 marvelled why he had not washed before dinner. 38
Jesus said unto him, Ye Pharisees make clean the 39
outside of the cup and the platter; and your inward
part is full of ravening and wickedness. Ye devoid 40
of understanding, 5 did not he that made that which
is without make that which is within also ? But 41
what is within you 6 , give it in alms; and, behold,
all things are clean unto you. But woe unto 42
you, Pharisees ! for ye tithe mint and rue and
all herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of
God : these ought to have been done, and those
also not left.
Woe unto you, Pharisees ! for ye love the 43
honoured 7 seats in the synagogues, and greetings
in the markets. Woe unto you ! 8 for ye are graves 44
which ye see not, and men walk above them, and
ye do not know. And one of the scribes answered, 45
Teacher, thus saying thou reproachest us also. He
said unto him, Woe unto you also, ye scribes ! for 46
ye lade men with heavy burdens, and ye do not
touch them with one of your fingers. Woe unto 47
you ! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, whom
12. 5. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 127
48 your fathers killed. So 1 ye are witnesses, and confess 1 R.v.
to the deeds of your fathers, that they 2 killed them, R -v.
49 and ye build. 3 Therefore 4 said the wisdom of God. * Bezae -
T MI Cureton.
I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of
50 them they shall slay and persecute : that the blood
of all the prophets, which has been shed since the
world was created, until this generation, may be
51 required ; from the blood of Habel unto the blood of
Zacharia, who was slain between the altar and the
temple 5 : verily I say unto you, It shall be required Bezae.
52 from the hands of this generation. Woe unto you,
scribes ! for ye have hidden 6 the keys of knowledge : "cureton.
ye entered not in, and them that were entering in
53 ye hindered. And as he said these things against
them in the sight 7 of all the people, he began to be 7 s.vnac
'in the eye.'
displeasing to the scribes and to the Pharisees; and
they were disputing 8 with him about many things 9 : jj Cureton.
54 and were seeking to lay hold of an accusation 10 against 10 Bezae -
him.
12 And 11 when a great multitude were gathered to- " ^ a t e on -
gether to him, insomuch that they trode one upon
another, he began to say to his disciples, Beware of
2 the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For
there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed ;
3 neither hid that shall not be known. For the things
that ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in
the light ; and that which ye have whispered 12 in the 12 Cu ton.
ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the house-
4 tops. And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid
of them that kill the body, and after that find no
5 more that they can do. But I will shew 13 you whom 13
ye shall fear : Fear him, which after he hath killed
hath power to cast into hell ; yea, I say unto you, He
128
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12.6
1 Cureton.
2 Or, ' be-
cause ye
are much
belter
than.'
3 Omit v. 9.
4 Or
'apologise.
Cureton.
Bezae.
s Cureton.
Cureton.
7 Cureton.
* Cureton.
9 Cureton.
Bezae.
10 Bezae.
11 Literally,
' soul.'
is to be feared. For five sparrows are sold for two 6
farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before
God. For even the very hairs of the hair of your 7
head are numbered. Fear not therefore : because 1 ye
are better than many sparrows. 2 For I say unto you, 8
Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall
the Son of man also confess before the angels of
God. 3 And whosoever shall speak a word against 10
the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him : but unto
him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it
shall not be forgiven. And when they bring you 11
into the synagogues, before magistrates, and powers,
take ye no thought how ye shall answer 4 for your-
selves, or what ye shall say : for the .... Ghost 12
.... what ye shall say.
.... a certain man .... company .... Teacher, 13
.... to my brother, ; . . . divide .... Man, .... 14
not .... in the abundance of the goods .... 15
And he spake this 5 parable unto them, 6 The 16
ground of a certain rich man brought to him much 17
produce: 7 and he thought within himself, saying,
What shall I do, because I have no room where to 18
bestow my produce ? But it is fitting for me that I
should pull down my barns, and build, and enlarge 19
them, and I will gather in them my produce. And
I will say to my soul, Behold, much goods are
laid up for thee for 8 years ; . . . . eat, drink, and be 20
merry. But God said unto him, O devoid of under-
standing, 9 this night do they require thy soul of thee:
then whose shall these things be, which thou hast pro- 21
vided ? So .... treasures, and is not rich with God.
And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto 22
you, Take no thought for the 10 life, 11 what ye shall eat ;
12. 40. THE GOSPEL OP LUKE 129
23 neither for the body, what ye shall put on. For 1 the life
is more than meat, and the body than raiment. Con- Bezae-
24 sider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which
neither have storehouses nor barns ; and God feedeth
them : how much therefore are ye more than the fowls?
^ Which of you . . . add to his stature one cubit ? . . .
j&O
27 least, ... ye ... rest? Consider the lilies: how they spin
J J r 2 Cureton.
not,and weave not 2 ; and 3 ! sayunto you,thateven Solo- Bezae.
J J . 3 Cureton.
28 mon in all his glory was not arrayed like them. If then Bezae.
the grass which is to-day in the fields,and to-morrow is
cast into the oven, God clothes, how much more you, O
29 ye of little faith ? Therefore do not . . . what ye shall
30 eat . . . drink . . . require . . . therefore seek . . .
32 of God ; . . . . shall be added unto you. Fear not,
little flock ; for your Father is well pleased to give you
33 the kingdom. Sell all that ye have, and give alms ;
and make to yourselves purses which wax not old,
and a treasure that faileth not in the heavens, where
34 no thieves steal, and no moth corrupts. And where
35 your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Let
your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning.
36 And be like unto men that wait for their lord, when
he goeth away from the wedding; that when he
cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him
37 immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the
lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I
say unto you, that he shall gird his loins, 4 and make 4 Cureton -
them sit down to meat, and will pass by 5 and serve 5 ]
38 them. And if he shall come in the second watch,
or the third, and shall find them so, blessed are
39 they. 6 But this know, that if the lord of the cireton.
house knew at what hour the thief would come, 7 he 7 Cureton.
40 would not suffer his house to be broken into. Be ye
9
130
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
12. 40
1 Cureton.
2K.V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
3 Cureton.
4 Syriac
' shall swal-
low' con/.
Modern
Egyptian
' eat sticks."
5R.V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
Cureton.
Bezae.
7 Cureton.
Bezae.
8 Cureton.
9 Cureton.
Bezae.
10 R.V.
Cureton.
11 R.V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
12 Cureton.
therefore ready also : for the Son of man cometh at 40
an hour when ye think not. Cepha said unto him, 41
Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to
all ? Jesus said unto him, Who is that faithful 42
steward, whom his lord shall set over his compan-
ions, 1 to give them meat in its season ? Blessed is 43
he, whom his lord when be cometh shall find so
doing. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make 44
him ruler over all that he hath. But 2 if that servant 45
say in his heart, My lord delay eth to come ; and
shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens,
and to eat and drink, and to be drunken ; the lord 46
of that servant will come in a day when he thinketh
not, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will
cut him to pieces, and will place him with the un-
believers. The servant who knew the will of his lord, 47
and did not prepare himself according to his will, 3
shall be beaten 4 with many stripes. But he that 4&
knew not, and did commit what is worthy of stripes,
shall be beaten 4 with few stripes. For unto whom-
soever much is given, at his hand shall much be
required : and to whom they 5 have committed much,
of him will they require the more. For I am come to 49
cast fire on the earth ; and what will I, if it be
already kindled ? I have a baptism to be baptized 50
with ; and how am I straitened till it be finished ! 6
Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth ? 51
I tell you, Nay ; but 7 division. For from henceforth 52
there shall be five in one house ; they shall be divided,
three against two, and two against three. . . . his 8 son 53
. . . against his 9 father ; . . . her 10 mother ; . . . her 11
daughter-in-law . . . mother-in-law ... ye see . . . out of 54
the west, ... ye say, ... it is rain ; 12 . . . so it is. And 55
13. 17. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 131
55 when . . . the south ... ye ... and it cometh to pass.
56 .... crites, .... of the heaven and of the earth
ye know how to try z 1 this time and its signs ye do ' ^- V -J mar &-
o J Cureton.
57 not search to prove. Why of yourselves do ye not Bezae -
58 judge the truth ? 2 When thou goest with thine ad- 2Cureton -
versary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way,
give him trouble, 3 and be delivered from him; lest 3 ?. r , ' J? ve
him his
he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee B*|-'
*to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou
hast paid the last farthing.
13 And at that time came some who told him of the
Galileans, those whose blood Pilate had mingled with
2 their sacrifices. Jesus answered and said unto them,
Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners more than
3 all the Galileans, that thus it happened unto them ? I
tell you, Nay : but ye also, except ye repent, ... all
4 likewise perish. Or those eighteen, upon whom the
tower in Shiloah fell, and slew them, think ye that they
were sinners more than all the men that dwell in Jeru-
5 salem? I tell you, Nay: but ye also . . . likewise perish.
6 ... parable; A certain man had . . . planted . . . and
8 he came . . . And he said unto him, Lord, let it alone
9 this year also, until . . . dung it : ... And if ...
fruit, . . . and if not, next year thou shalt cut it down.
10 And while he was teaching on the sabbath in one
11 of the synagogues, there 4 was a certain woman who 4Cureton -
had a spirit eighteen years, and was bowed
down, and could not stretch herself out completely. 5 r> cureton.
to ... said ... of you . . . from the stall, and go to
15 give him water? and a daughter of Abraham, . . . she
... be loosed from this bond ... on the . . . day
17 ... rejoiced . . . were . . . by his hands. 6 6 cureton.
132
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
13. 18.
1 Cureton.
2 Cureton.
3 Cureton.
4 Cureton.
8 Cureton.
Bezae.
6 Cureton.
He said, Unto what is the kingdom of God like ? 18
and whereunto shall I resemble it? It is like a grain 19
of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his
garden; .... tree; and the fowls of the heaven
lodged .... Again 20
in the villages and in the cities, and he was teaching. 1 22
And 2 whilst he was going to Jerusalem, a certain 23
man came, asking him, and said to him, Lord, are
there few that be saved ? Jesus 3 said unto him,
Strive to enter in at the strait gate : for I say unto 24
you, that many will seek to enter in by it, and shall
not be able ; for when once the master of the house 25
will rise, and will shut to the door, and ye are
standing 4 without, and knocking at the door, and
saying, Our Lord, open to us ; and he shall answer
and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and 26
drunk before 5 thee, and thou hast taught in our
streets. And he shall say, Verily I say unto you, I 27
know you not, whence ye are ; depart from me, for
ye are all workers of falsehood. There shall be 28
weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see
Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets,
in the kingdom of God. And they shall come from 29
the east, and from the west, and from the north, and
from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of
God. And behold, there are last which shall be first, 30
and first last.
And in these 6 days there came men of the Phari- 31
sees, saying unto him, Get thee out, depart hence :
for Herod seeketh to kill thee. He said unto them, 32
Go [tell] that fox, Behold, I cast out demons, and I
accomplish my cures to-day and to-morrow, and on the
14. 10. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 133
33 third I shall be perfected. 1 Nevertheless I must so 1 Or >
'betrayed.'
34 to-day and to-morrow, and the day following : for it
cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who hast killed the pro-
phets, and hast stoned them who were sent unto
thee ; how often would I have gathered thy children
together, as a hen that gathereth 2 her brood under 2 Cureton.
35 her wings, and ye would not ! Behold, your house
is forsaken ! And 3 I say unto you, Ye shall not 3 R.v.
.,, . i 11 Cureton.
see me, till it come* that ye shall say, Blessed is he Bezae.
, 4 Bezae.
that cometh in the name of the Lord.
14 And 5 when he went into the house of one of the 5Cureton -
chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day,
2 they watched what he would do. 6 Arid 7 a man 6 cureton.
7 Cureton.
3 who had the dropsy was before him. Jesus an-
swered and said unto the scribes and Pharisees, 8 Is 8 cureton.
Bezae.
4 it lawful to heal on the sabbath day ? And they
held their peace. And he took him, and healed him,
5 and let him go; and he said 9 unto them, Which of 9 ^ ton
you, whose ox or whose ass shall fall into a pit on the Bezae -
sabbath day, and will not pull him, drawing him up ?
6 And they could not give 10 him an answer about these lo cureton.
7 things. And he spake this 11 parable unto those which " Cureton '
were bidden, and were 12 choosing the chief places ; 12 Cttreton<
8 saying unto them, When thou art bidden to a wed-
ding, sit not down in the honourable place, 13 lest a 13 Cureton -
more honourable man than thou be bidden there ;
9 and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee,
Give this man place; when thou shalt sit down
10 ashamed 14 in the lowest place. But when thou art " Cureton -
bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place ; that
when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto
thee, Friend, go up higher; and thou shalt have
134
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
14. 11
1R.V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
2 Syriac
'intheeye.
3 Cureton.
4 Cureton.
s Or,
' reclined.
6 Cureton.
7 Cnreton.
8 Cnreton.
9 Or,
'beffoff.'
10 R. V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
U R. V.
Cureton.
12 Cureton.
glory 1 in the sight 2 of them that sit at meat. For 11
whosoever exalteth himself shall be humbled ; and
whosoever humbleth himself shall be exalted. And 12
he said also to the lord of the supper, 3 When thou
makest a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy
brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neigh-
bours; lest they also bid thee, and there be this
recompence unto thee. But when thou makest a 13
supper, call the poor, and the blind, and the lame,
and the maimed, and the despised, and many others :
and thou shalt be blessed ; for they have nothing to u
recompence thee: and thy recompence 4 shall be at
the resurrection of the just.
And when one of them that sat 5 at meat 6 heard 15
these things, he said unto them,Blessed is he that shall
eat meat in the kingdom of God. Jesus said unto him, 16
A certain man made a great supper, and bade many :
and sent his servant at supper time to say to those 17
that were bidden, that they should come; behold, 7
everything is ready. And they all began immediately 8 is
to make excuse. 9 The first said unto him, I have
bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go out 10
and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another 19
said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove
them : I pray thee have me excused. And another 20
said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot
come. And that servant came, and 11 told these things 21
to his lord. Then the master of the house became
angry, and said to his servant, Go out quickly into the
streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the
poor, and the lame, and the afflicted, 12 and the blind.
And the servant said, Lord, behold what thou hast 22
commanded is done, and yet there is room at the
15. 4. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 135
23 feast. 1 He said to his servant, Go out to the high- 1 Cureton -
o
ways and hedges, and make 2 them come in, that my 2 Cureton -
24 house may be filled. For I say unto you, That none
of those men which were bidden shall taste of the
supper.
25 And when there went with him great multitudes :
26 he turned, and said unto them, He who cometh unto
me, and hateth not his father, and his mother, and
his brothers, and his sisters, and his wife, and his
children, and his own life also, cannot be my disciple.
28 3 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth 3 Omit * 27>
not first sit down, and count the cost, whether he
29 have sufficient to finish it? Lest 4 if he hath laid 4 Cureton -
a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that
30 behold should 5 mock him, saying, This man began to 5 Cur eton.
31 build, and was not able to finish. Or what king,
who goeth to fight with another king, doth not first
consider whether he is able with ten thousand to
meet him that cometh against him with twenty
32 thousand ? Or else, while he is far off, he sendeth
ambassadors and asketh him concerning 6 peace. 6 Bexae n<
33 Thus every one of you that forsaketh not all his
34 substance, cannot be my disciple. Salt is good : but
if the salt be savourless, wherewith shall it be
35 salted ? Neither for the land nor for the dunghill is
it fit; but it is cast out. He who hath ears to hear,
let him hear.
15 And the publicans and the sinners were drawing
2 near unto him to hear him. And the scribes and
the Pharisees were murmuring, and saying, This man
3 receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. He spake
4 unto them this parable, 7 Which of you having an 7 Cureton -
hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, doth not
136
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
15. 4-
i Cureton.
2 Careton.
3 Careton.
4 Careton.
5 Cureton.
6 Cureton.
7 Cureton.
8 Cureton.
Cureton.
leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and goeth 4
seeking 1 that which is lost, until he find it ? And 5
when he hath found it, he lifteth it on his shoulders,
and rejoiceth. And he coraeth to his 2 house, and 6
calleth his friends and his neighbours, saying, Rejoice
with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.
I say unto you, that likewise there shall be joy in 7
heaven over one sinner that repenteth, [more] than
over ninety and nine just persons which do not need
repentance. Or what woman, who has ten drachmas, 8
and loses one of them, doth not light a lamp, and
sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it ?
And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends 9
and her neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me ;
for I have found my drachma which was 3 lost. I say 10
that likewise there shall be joy before all 4 the angels
of God over one sinner that repenteth.
He said unto them, 5 A certain man had two sons : 11
the younger said to his father, Give me the portion 12
that cometh to me of thy substance. And he divided
unto the . . . And after a few 6 days the younger son 13
gathered all that came to him and went into afar coun-
try, and there squandered his substance, because he
was living wastefully with harlots. 7 And when he had u
spent all that was his, and there was a famine in that
land, 8 he went and joined himself to one of the 15
people of that country ; and he sent him into his
field to feed swine. He was longing for those husks is
that the swine did eat, to fill his belly : and no man
gave unto him. When he came to himself, he said, 17
How many hired servants there are now 9 in my
father's house, who have plenty of bread, and I
perish here with hunger ! But I will arise and go to 18
15. 32. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 137
18 my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have
19 sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no
more worthy to be called thy son : make me as one
20 of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to
his father. But when he was yet a great way off,
his father saw him, and had compassion on him, and
21 ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And his
son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against
heaven, and before 1 thee : henceforth I am not worthy l B^e" 1 '
22 to be called thy son. His father said unto his ser-
vants, Bring forth quickly 2 the best robe, and put it'l;^
on him ; and put a ring on his hand, and shoe him
23 with shoes : and bring arid kill the calf, the one that
24 is fattened ; let us eat and be merry : for this my
son was dead, and is alive ; he was lost, and is
25 found. And they began to be merry. And his elder
son was in the field : and as he came and drew nigh
to the house, he heard the sound of piping and music. 3 3 ? 8 r y ' mphony .
26 And he called one of the servants, and asked him
27 What is this ? He said unto him, Thy brother
is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf,
28 because he hath received him in health. 4 And 4 hole ,
he was angry and would not go in : and 5 his B j*" 8 -
29 father came out, and entreated him. He answered Bezae -
and said to his father, Lo, how many years do
I thee service, and I have not transgressed
thy commandments: and never hast thou given
me one kid, that I might make merry with my
30 friends : and this thy son, when he hath wasted
thy goods with harlots, thou hast killed for him
31 that fatted calf. He said unto him, Sou, thou art
32 ever with me, and all that I have is thine. But it
was meet that we should make merry, and be
138 THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 15. 32
glad : for this thy brother was dead, and is alive ; 32
and was lost, and is found.
And he said again to his disciples, There was a 16
certain rich man, which had a steward ; and he was
accused before him, as if he had spoiled his goods.
And his lord called him, and said unto him, What 2
is this that I hear against thee ? Come, give an
account of thy authority; for thou canst not be
house/ a g a i n m j steward. 1 The steward said within him- 3
self, What shall I do ? for my lord taketh away from
me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am
ashamed. I know 2 what I shall do, that when I have 4
Beae. gone out of the stewardship, they may receive me
into their houses. And he called one of the debtors, 5
..... to the first, how much ..... to my lord ?
He said, ..... an hundred measures o ..... Sit 6
down quickly, write ..... fifty ...... said he to 7
another, And thou, how much owest thou to him ?
He said unto him, An hundred measures of wheat.
And he sat down immediately, and wrote them four-
steward of score. And the lord commended the unjust 3 steward, 8
because he had done wisely : for the children of this
world are wiser in their generation ..... than the
children of light. And I also say unto you, Make to 9
yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness;
4 Bezae ^ a ^ wnen it 4 fails, they may receive you into their ever-
lasting habitations. For he that is faithful in little 10
is faithful also in much : and he that is unjust in
little is unjust .... If .... in the mammon of 11
unrighteousness, not .... faithful .... who will
Bezae> commit to you the true ? 5 And if in what is not your 12
own .... faithful, who will give you your own ? For 13
there is no servant who can serve two masters : .
16. 25. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 139
13 he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will
bear with the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot
serve God and mammon.
14 And it came to pass, when the Pharisees heard
all these things, they derided him, because they loved 1 * Bezae-
15 silver. He said unto them, Ye are they which justify
yourselves in the sight 2 of men ; but God knoweth
your hearts : for that which is great amongst men is
abominable before God.
16 The law and the prophets were until John : since
then the kingdom of God is preached and every man
17 presseth into it. But it is easier for heaven and
earth to pass, than one letter of the law to pass.
18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth
another, committeth adultery : and whosoever mar-
rieth her that is put away committeth adultery.
19 A certain man, who was rich, was clothed
in purple and a fine robe, and fared sumptuously
20 every day : and there was a certain poor man 3 named 3 Bezae '
Lazar, who was laid at his gate, and desiring to fill
his belly with what fell from the table of that rich
21 man : and the dogs also came and licked his sores.
22 And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and the
angels carried him into Abraham's bosom : and the
23 rich man died, and was buried ; and being cast into
Sheol, he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and
seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazar in his bosom.
24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy
on me, and send Lazar, that he may dip the tip of
his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for lo, I
25 am tormented in this flame. Abraham said unto him,
Remember, nevertheless, that thou in thy lifetime
receivedst thy good things, and likewise also Lazar
140 THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 16. 25
evil things: but now he is at rest 1 here, and them 25
art tormented. And besides all this, there is a great 26
gulf fixed between us and you : so that they that
would cross from hence to you cannot ; neither from
and thence can they cross to us. He said, Therefore I 27
P ra y thee, father, that thou wouldst send him to my
Gen ' father's house : for I have five brethren ; that he may 28
testify unto them, lest they also come into this place
of torment. Abraham saith, They have Moses and 29
the prophets ; let them hear them. He said unto 30
him, Nay, father Abraham : but if one go unto them
from the dead, they will repent. He said unto him, 31
If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither,
thougli one went from the dead, will they believe him.
And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible 17
that offences should not come : nevertheless, woe
unto him by whose hand they come ! It were better 2
for him if the millstone of an ass were hanged about
his neck, and he were cast into the sea, than that he
should offend one of these little ones. Take heed to 3
*R.v. yourselves: If thy brother sin, 2 rebuke him; if he
repent, forgive him. And if he sin seven times in a *
day, and these seven times turn to thee, saying, I
repent ; forgive him.
And his apostles say unto Jesus, Increase 5
our faith. He answered and said unto them, If 6
ye had faith like a grain of mustard seed ye
might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked
up by the root from hence, and be thou planted
in the sea; and it should obey you. But which 7
of you, having a servant plowing or feeding sheep,
and when he is come in from the field, will say
unto him straightway, Go and sit down to meat?
17. 25. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 141
8 but will say unto him, Make ready for me wherewith
I may sup, and gird thy loins, and serve rne, until I
shall eat and drink ; and afterward thou also shalt
9 eat and drink ? Doth that servant himself
perhaps receive thanks because he did the things
10 that were commanded him ? x So likewise ye, when 1R ' V '
ye shall have done all those things which are com-
manded you, say ye, We are servants : what was our
duty to do, we have done.
11 And as he went to Jerusalem, and passed between
12 Samaria and Galilee, and as he entered into a certain
village, behold, ten men that were lepers were standing
13 afar off: and they lifted up their voices, and said unto
14 him, Jesus, our Master, have mercy on us. And when
he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves
15 unto the priests. When one of them ....
that he was cleansed, 2 turned back to him, and with a 2 Bezae -
16 loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face
before his feet, .... and gave thanks : . . . . and
17 he, this one .... was .... Jesus .... ten ....
18 where there is not found one of them ....
19 returned to give .... who .... He said ....
20 thy faith And the Pharisees asked him and
said, .... of God .... should come .... unto them.
The kingdom of God cometh not with observation :
21 neither here it is ! there it is ! for
22 behold, the kingdom of God is amongst you. And
he said to his disciples, The days will come, when ye
shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man,
23 and ye shall not see it. And if they shall say to you,
24 Lo, there ! 3 or lo, here ! run not, and go not. For as * R - v -
the lightning lighteneth from end to end of heaven,
25 so shall be the day of the Son of man. But first
142
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
17. 25
J Syriac
'giving to
men.'
2 Cureton.
3 Cureton.
* Cureton.
8 Cureton.
6 Cureton.
7 Cureton.
8 Cureton.
9 Cureton.
Bezae.
must he suffer many things, and be rejected of 25
this generation. And as it was in the days of Noah, 26
so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
For they were eating and drinking, and marrying 27
wives, and giving in marriage, 1 until the day that
Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and
carried 2 them all away. And as it was in the days 2&
of Lot ; they were eating, and drinking, and buying
and selling; and in the day that Lot went out of2&
Sodom he made it rain fire and brimstone from heaven,
and destroyed them all. So shall it be in the day 30
when the Son of man is revealed. But in that hour, 3 31
he who is on the house-top, 4 let him not come down
to carry away his stuff from the house : and he that
is in the field, let him not return back. And re- 32
member Lot's wife. He who seeketh to save his life 33
shall lose it ; and he who loseth his life shall save it.
I tell you, in that night there shall be two in one 34
bed ; the one shall be taken, and one 5 shall be left.
Two women shall be grinding at one mill ; the one 35
shall be taken, and one 5 shall be left. And two 36
shall be in the field ; one shall be taken, and one 5
shall be left. They say unto him, Where, our Lord ? 37
He said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither
will the eagles be gathered together.
Again also he spake this 6 parable, that they 1$
should be praying at all times, and that it should
not weary them. 7 There was in a city a judge, 2
which feared not God, neither regarded man : and s
there was a widow in that city ; and she came unto
him, saying unto him, Avenge me of mine adversary;
and he would not. 8 Afterward he said within him- 4
self, If 9 I fear not God, nor regard man ; and this 5
18. 18. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 143
5 widow who thus troubles me, I will avenge her, lest at
6 the last she should come and take hold of me. Jesus
7 said, Hear what the unjust 1 judge saith. God there- ^'il
fore, shall he not rather take vengeance 2 for his own " Bel
elect ones, who cry unto him day and night, and he
8 bears long with them ? I tell you, he will take
vengeance 3 for them speedily. Nevertheless shall 'ST'
the Son of man come, 4 and find faith on the earth ? 4 cureton.
9 And he spake this parable against men who trusted
in themselves that they were righteous, and despised
10 the many : 5 Two men went up into the temple to 5 cureton.
pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
11 The Pharisee stood by himself 6 praying, I thank 6 j^j^J.
thee God, that I am not like the rest 7 of men, 7 ^ elf -'
extortioners, nor oppressors, nor adulterers, nor like Bezae?"'
12 this publican. But 8 I fast twice in the week, I give 8 Cureton -
13 tithes of all that I possess. But the publican stood 9 9 Cureton.
afar off, and would not lift up so much as his
eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying,
14 God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man
went down to his house justified more than that 10 10 Cureton -
[man] : for every one that exalteth himself shall be
humbled ; and he that humbleth himself shall be
15 exalted. And they brought unto him also infants,
that he would lay his hand on them: and bis dis-
16 ciples rebuked them. Jesus said unto them, Suffer
the children to come unto me, and forbid them not :
for those who are like 11 them, theirs is the kingdom n C""* "-
17 of heaven. Verily I say unto you, That whoso shall
not receive the kingdom of heaven as a child shall
not enter therein.
is And one of the rulers asked him, saying unto ,,, v marg
him, Good Teacher, 1 - what shall I do that I may
Cureton.
czae.
144 THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 18. 19
inherit eternal life ? Jesus said unto him, Why 19
callest thou me good ? there is none good, save one,
God. But thou knowest the commandments, Thou 20
shalt not kill, and thou shalt not commit adultery,
thou shalt not steal, and thou shalt not bear false
witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. He 21
said, All these things, lo, I have kept them from
my youth up. When Jesus heard it, he said unto 22
him, One thing yet thou lackest : sell all that thou
hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have trea-
sure in heaven : and come, follow me. But when he 23
heard these things, he became exceeding sorrowful :
for he was very rich. When Jesus saw that he was 24
sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have
riches enter into the kingdom of God ! For it is 25
easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a
needle, than for a rich man into the kingdom of
icureton. Q od AQ( J tlie y t h a t heard it said, Who 1 can be 26
saved ? He said to them, The things that with 27
men are impossible with God are possible. Cepha 28
said unto him, Lo, we have left all that we have, and
have followed thee. Jesus saith unto him, Verily I 29
say unto thee, There is none that have left house, or
parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the
kingdom of God's sake, who shall not receive a 30
hundredfold 2 more in this time, and in the world to
come shall inherit 3 life eternal.
*cureton. ^nd ne iook his 4 twelve, and said unto them. 31
Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all the things
that are written by the prophets concerning the Son
of man shall be accomplished. For he shall be de- 32
livered up to the peoples, .... and they shall mock
him, and shall spit in his face, and shall scourge 33
19. 8. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 145
33 him, and shall kill him, and on the third day he
34 shall rise. And they understood not one of these
things: but the saying was hid from them, and
they perceived not the things that were said to
35 them. And 1 as he drew nigh to Jericho, a certain 1 Curcton -
36 blind man sat by the wayside and begged : and
when he heard the voice 2 of the multitude passing 2 cureton.
37 by, he asked who it was. 3 They say to him, 3 Cureton -
38 Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying,
39 Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. And they
that went before Jesus 4 rebuked him, that he 4Cureton -
should hold his peace : and he cried so much the
more, saying, Son of David, have mercy on me.
40 And .... stood .... and commanded them to
bring 5 him : and when he was come to him, he asked 5 Cureton -
him, saying to him, What wilt thou that I shall do
41 unto thee ? He said unto him, Lord, that I may see.
42 Jesus said unto him, See 6 : thy faith hath saved thee. 6Cureton -
43 And immediately he saw, 7 and followed him, glori- 7 Cureton -
fying God : and all the people saw it, and gave
praise unto God.
19 And when he had entered and passed through
2 Jericho, 8 a certain man named Zachai, . . . was a pub- 8 cureton.
3 lican, and he was rich, and he sought to see Jesus who
he was; and could not because of the crowd, for he was
4 little of stature. And he ran before him, and climbed
5 into a sycamore tree .... because .... was ....
said to him, Make haste, come down, Zachai, for
to-day I must be in thy house. And Zachai made
7 haste, came down, and received him joyfully. And
when they saw it, they murmured, saying,
That he had gone in to dwell with a man that is a
s sinner. And Zachai stood, and said to Jesus, Behold,
10
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19.8
* Cureton.
2 Cureton.
3 R.V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
4R.V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
8 Cureton.
Syriac
' OB the
table.'
Cureton.
Bezae.
7 Omit . 25.
Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor ; and
every one that I have defrauded, 1 I restore four-
fold. Jesus said, This day ..... forasmuch as
also .... he is a son of Abraham ..... he added
and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jeru-
salem, and they thought that the kingdom of God
was about to be revealed in that hour. He said to
them, A certain man, the son of a great family, 2
went into a far country to receive a kingdom, and to
return. And he called his ten servants, and gave
them ten pounds, and said to them, Trade 3 ye ....
come ..... hated .... ambassador .... to him
not ... to reign ... to him ... to whom he had
given ..... Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy
pound hath gained ten pounds. He said unto him,
Well, good servant : thou hast been found faithful in
little, have thou authority over ten cities. And the
second came, saying unto him, Lord, thy pound hath
made 4 five pounds. And he said also to him,
Have thou authority also over five cities. And the
last one came, saying, Lord, behold, thy pound which
has been 5 with me, laid up in a napkin : for I feared
thee .... because thou art a hard man : .....
who takest up what thou layedst not down, and
reapest .... didst not sow. And .... said unto
him, .... faithless .... Thou knewest me that I
am a hard man, and I take up what I laid not down,
and I reap what I did not sow. Wherefore didst
thou not put my silver into the bank, 6 and then
I would have come and sought mine own with its
usury ? And he said unto them that stood by him,
Take from him the pound, and give it to him that
hath ten pounds. Tor I say unto you, That unto
12
19. 42. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 147
26 every one which hath shall be added ;* and from him * Bezae -
that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken
27 away from him. But nevertheless bring hither mine
enemies, those who would not that 1 should be king
28 over them, and slay them before me. And when he
had said these things, they went out from there.
29 And as he was going up to Jerusalem, and had
reached Bethphage and Bethany, and .... Olives,
so he sent two of his disciples, .... to them, Go ye
into the village over against us; and when ye enter,
behold, ye shall find a colt tied, on which man never
31 rode : loose him, and bring him hither. And if any
man ask you, Why loose ye him ? say thus unto
32 his 2 master, And they that were sent went 2 cureton.
33 and found even as he had said unto them. And
34 as they were loosing the colt, they said unto them,
35 For its Lord it is required. And they brought the
colt 3 to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon it, "Cureton.
36 and they set Jesus thereon. And as he journeyed
and came, they spread their clothes in the way.
37 When they came near to the descent of the Mount of
Olives, all the crowd of the disciples began to rejoice
and to praise God with a loud voice for all 4 that they 4 Bezae n "
38 had seen ; and they were saying, Blessed be the
King that cometh in the name of the Lord : peace
39 in heaven, and glory in the highest. And some of the
people from amongst the crowd said unto him, Good
Teacher, rebuke thy disciples, that they shout not. 5 5 Cureton -
40 He answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto
you, If these should hold their peace, the stones
41 would cry out. And when he was come near, and
42 saw the city, he wept over it, and said, If even in this
thy day thou hadst known thy peace! but it is
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THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
19. 43
1 Cureton.
2 Cureton.
3.K.V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
4 Cureton.
6 Cureton.
6 Syriac
' he added
and gent.'
hid from thine eyes. But the days shall come, that 43
thine enemies shall compass thee round, and press
thee in on every side, 1 and shall throw thee down 44
on the ground, and thy children within thee ; and
they shall not leave in thee stone upon stone;
because thou knewest not the day 2 of thy visitation.
And when he went into the temple, and began 45
to cast out them that sold therein, and said, My house
. . . the house of prayer : ye have made it a den ... 46
taught ... in the temple . . . and the scribes . . .
of the people sought to destroy him, and did not 47
find what they might do to him: for all the people 48
hung 3 upon him to hear him.
... of days . . as he taught in the temple, . . . and 20
preached, and the chief priests and the scribes and
the elders stood up 4 against him, saying unto him, 2
By what authority doest thou these things ? or who
is he that gave thee this authority ? He answered 3
and said unto them, I also will ask you a word, tell
me : The baptism of John, was it from heaven, 4
or .... of men ? And they reasoned, saying, If 5
we shall say, From heaven ; he will say to us, Why
believed ye him not ? And if .... for the people : , 6
.... authority .... these things. 8
And he began to speak to them this parable : A 9
certain man planted .... and surrounded it ....
and committed it to .... for a long time. And at 10
one 5 of the seasons he sent his servant to the husband-
men, that they should give him of the fruit
and beat him, empty. And he sent yet 6 11
his other servant : and him also they beat, and sent
. and they struck him from . . . 12
* to
unto them ? vineyard. They said IG
20. 30. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 149
16 shall destroy the husbandmen, and shall give the
17 vineyard to others. When they heard these things,
they knew certainly that he spake this parable about
them. And he beheld them, and said, What is this
then that is written, The stone which the builders
18 rejected, it is become the head of the corner ? For
whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken ;
but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him.
19 And the chief priests and the scribes sought ....
on him in that hour; and they feared
20 the people. And afterwards they sent
with a word, and they should deliver him to the
21 judgment and to the authority of the governor. And
.... saying unto him, Teacher, we know that thou
sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou
the faces of man, but teachest the word of God in
22 truth : Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Csesar,
23 or no ? But he perceived their malice, and said unto
24 them, Why tempt ye me ? Shew me a penny. The
image with the inscription, whose is on it ? And they
25 shewed it to him, saying, Caesar's. He said unto
them, Give what is Caesar's unto Caesar, and what
26 is God's unto God. And they could not take hold of
his word before the people : and they marvelled at
his answer, and held their peace.
27 Then came near certain of the Sadducees, those
which say there is no 1 resurrection ; and they asked ' Breton.
28 him, saying unto him, Teacher, 2 Moses wrote unto 2 cureton.
us, If any man's brother die, having no children,
and leave a wife, that his brother should take his
29 wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. There
were seven brethren amongst 3 us: the first took 33 ** 8 *
30 a wife, and died without children. And the second
150 THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 20. 31
took the woman, and he also died childless. And the 31
third also took her; and in like manner the seven
icureton. took her: and they died, and left no children. And 1 32
the woman died also. In the resurrection, whose 33
wife of them shall she be ? for behold, she was wife
to these seven. Jesus answered and said, The 34
probably cn iij ren O f tu i s wor lj are begotten 2 and beget 3 : and
marry and are given in marriage : but those who are 35
Bezae. worthy of that world, and of that resurrection from
the dead, do not become the wives of men : neither 36
can they die : for they are equal unto the angels, as
the children of the resurrection. But about the dead, 37
that they rise, even Moses shewed, when God spake
with him from the bush, and said, The Lord, the God
of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
And behold, he is not a God of the dead, but of the 38
living ; for all live unto him. Certain of the scribes 39
said unto him, Teacher, thou hast well said. And 40
they durst not ask him anything again.
And he said unto them, How say the scribes con- 41
cerning the Christ, that he is David's son ? And David 42
himself saith in the book of his Psalms, The Lord
said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I 43
make thine enemies the stool beneath thy feet. If 44
David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he his
sou ?
4 Bez et n " And when the people were all listening, 4 he said 45
unto his disciples, Beware of the scribes, which desire 46
S Cure 8 ton ae ' ^ wa ^ * n tne porches, 5 and love greetings in the
Cureton. markets, and the honoured 6 seats in the synagogues,
and the chief places at feasts ; and devour the houses 47
of widows, on pretence 7 that they make long their
prayers : they shall receive greater condemnation.
21. 15. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 151
21 And he lifted his eyes, 1 and saw the rich who l Cureton -
2 were casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw
also a certain poor widow, and she cast in two mites.
3 He said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor
4 widow hath cast in more than they all : for they of
their abundance have cast in unto the offerings 2 : but 2Cureton -
she of what was lacking 3 to her hath cast in all that s Cureton -
she possessed.
5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was
6 adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said to
them, See ye these stones ? the days will come, that
there shall not be left stone upon stone in it, that shall
7 not be thrown down. And they asked him, saying,
Teacher, when shall these things be ? and what shall
8 be the sign when these things begin 4 to be? And 4 Cureton -
he said unto them, Look, 6 lest ye be deceived: for 5 ^*^ 11 -
many shall come in my name, and shall say, I am
he; and, The time draweth near: go ye not after them.
9 And when ye hear of wars and tumults, be not
afraid : for these things must first come to pass ; but
10 the end hath not yet arrived. 6 For nation shall rise 6 cureton.
11 against nation, and kingdom against kingdom : and
great earthquakes [shall be] in divers places, and
pestilences in divers places, and famines ; and there
shall be fearful things from heaven, and great signs
12 shall be seen. But before all these, they shall lay
their hands on you, and persecute you, and deliver
you up to the synagogues, and into prison, and they
shall bring you before kings and rulers for my name's
sake. And let it be to you a testimony. And set 7 it 7Cureton -
in your hearts, that ye be not learning to defend your-
15 selves 8 : for I will give you a mouth, and such wisdom
that all your adversaries shall not be able to stand
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21. 16
i Cureton.
- Cureton.
3 Cureton.
Bezae.
4 Cureton.
8 Cureton.
against you. For your brethren shall betray you, and ift
your relatives, and your kinsfolk, and your friends ;
and they shall put to death some of you. And ye 17
shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. And la
one hair of the hair of your head shall not perish.
For in patience ye shall 1 possess your souls. And when J*
ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, know
that her desolation cometh nigh unto her. 2 And they 21
that are in Judaea, let them flee to the mountains ;
and they that are within her let them depart from
her ; and they that are in the villages, let them not
enter her. For these be the days of vengeance, that 22
all which is written may be fulfilled. 2S
But woe unto them that are with child, and to them
that give suck, in those days ! for there shall be great
distress, and wrath upon this people. And they shall 2<t
fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away
captive to every place : and Jerusalem shall be trod-
den down of all the nations, until the times of the
nations be fulfilled. And there shall be signs in the 25
sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and distress
upon the earth, and weakness of the hands of the
nations ; and the voice of the sea, and shaking ; and 26
men's souls shall go out for fear of what is about to
come on the earth : and the powers of heaven shall be
shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man com- 27
ing in clouds with great 3 power and glory. When 28
these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift
up your heads ; for your redemption draweth nigh.
And he spake to them this 4 parable ; Behold the 29
fig tree, and all the trees ; when they begin to shoot 30
forth and yield their fruit, 5 ye understand that sum-
mer is coming nigh. So likewise ye, when ye see 31
22. 15. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 153
31 these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom
32 of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, this
generation 1 shall not pass, till all these things come 'Or'raee;
33 to pass. Heaven and earth shall pass away : and
34 my words shall not pass away. But take heed to-
yourselves, lest .... your hearts .... of flesh, 2 * Cureton -
of wine, 3 .... of the world, .... upon you the 3Cureton -
35 day .... suddenly .... for it shall come : . . .
36 all them . . . face .... therefore, . . . pray . . .
38 and all .... came early .... to the temple, ....
22 .... was the feast of unleavened bread, which
2 is called the passover. And the chief priests and
scribes sought how they might kill him; for they
3 feared the people. Then entered Satan into Juda
surnamed Scariot, being of the number of the twelve.
4 And he went and talked with the chief .... how
5 unto them silver multitude.
7 And when the day of the passover arrived, on
8 which it was the custom to kill the passover, he sent
Cepha and John, and said unto them, Go, prepare
9 us the passover, that we may eat. They say unto
10 him, Where wilt thou that we prepare ? He said
unto them, Behold, when ye enter into the city,
there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of
water ; follow him into the house where he entereth
11 in. And say to the master of the house, Our 4 Master 4 cureton.
saith, Where is the guest-chamber, where I shall eat
12 the passover, I and my disciples ? Behold, 5 he shall cureton.
shew you a large upper room, strewn: 6 there make 6 j^ on -
IS ready for us. And they went, and found as he had
said unto them : and they made ready the passover.
14 And when it was 7 the hour, he sat down, he and his 7 B * zae -
15 disciples with him. He said unto them, With desire
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22. 15
1 Cureton.
2 Cureton.
3 Cureton.
Bezae.
* Cureton.
* Cureton.
Cureton.
7 Cureton.
* Cureton.
Bezae.
I have desired to eat the passover with you before I 15
suffer : for I say unto you, I will not any more eat 16
thereof, until the kingdom of God be perfected.
And he took bread, and gave thanks over it, and brake, 19
and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which
I give for you : thus do in remembrance of me. And 20
after they had supped, he took the cup, and gave 17
thanks over it, and said, Take this, share it among
yourselves. This is my blood, the new testament. 20
For I say unto you, that henceforth I will not drink 18
of this fruit, until the kingdom of God shall come.
But nevertheless, behold, the hand of my 1 betrayer 21
is with me on the table. And 2 the Son of man goeth, 22
as it is determined : but nevertheless, 3 woe unto him
by whose hand 4 he is betrayed ! And they began to 23
enquire among themselves, which of them it was that
should do this thing.
And there was 5 a strife amongst them, who 24
amongst them was great. He said unto them, 25
The kings of the nations are their lords ; and they
that have authority over them and do good 6 are
called benefactors. But ye are not so : but he that 26
is greatest among you, let him be as the younger;
and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. For 27
whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he
that serveth ? is not he that sitteth at meat ? I am
as one who serveth among you. And ye are they 28
which have continued with me in my temptations.
And I promise 7 unto you, as my Father hath pro- 29
mised 7 unto me, a kingdom ; that ye may eat and 30
drink with me at my own table in my kingdom, and
sit on twelve 8 thrones, judging the twelve tribes of
the house of Israel.
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31 ^imon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired 2 that I ^-^
32 he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for
thee, that thy faith fail not : and thou also be 3 3 Bezae -
33 converted in time, and establish thy brethren. He
said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee,
34 both into prison, and to death. He said unto him,
I say unto thee, Cepha, that when the cock has not
yet crowed this day, three times thou shalt deny me
that thou knowest me.
35 He said unto them, When I sent you without
purse, and without scrip, and without shoes, lacked ye
36 anything ? They said unto him, Nothing at all. 4 He 4 cureton.
said unto them, Henceforth he that hath a purse, or 5 5Cureton -
a scrip, let him take it: and he that hath none. 6 Iet 6 - v -
oezae.
37 him sell his garment, and buy himself a sword. For
I say unto you, that this also which is written is
about to be fulfilled in me, He was numbered
with the transgressors: and that which concerneth
38 me is to be accomplished. 7 And they said to Jesus, 7 R-V-
Behold, here are two swords. He said unto them,
They are enough for you.
39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to
the mount which is called of Beth 8 Zaita, and his dis- 8 house of
40 ciples were with him. And when he reached the cureton.
place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into
41 temptation. And he withdrew from them about a
stone's cast, and he kneeled down, and prayed, say-
42 ing, Father, if thou be willing, let this cup pass from
45 me: but not my will be done, but thine. 9 And he 9 mlt w - 43
rose from his prayer, and came to his disciples, and
46 found them sleeping for their sorrow, and said unto
them, Why sleep ye ? rise, pray, that ye enter not
into temptation.
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22. 47
1 Cure ton.
Bezae.
2 Cureton.
3 Cnreton.
* Cureton.
5 Bezae.
While he yet spake, there appeared a great mul- 47
titude, and he that was called Juda, one of the
twelve, came before them, and he drew near to kiss
Jesus. Jesus said unto him, Juda, dost thou betray 48
the Son of man with a kiss ? And when his dis- 49
ciples saw what was going to happen, they said unto
him, Our Lord, shall we smite them with the sword ?
And one of them smote the servant of the high 50
priest, and took 1 off his right ear. Jesus answered 51
and said, It is enough 2 thus far. And he touched
his ear, and healed him. And he said to those who 52
came against him, the chief priests, and the soldiers,
and the elders, As against a thief are ye come out
against me, with swords and staves ? Every day that 53
I was with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth
hands against me : but this is your hour, and your
power of darkness. And they seized him, and 54
brought him to the house of the high priest.
But Cepha was following him afar off. And a fire 55
was laid 3 in the midst of the court, arid they were
sitting round it, and Cepha was sitting amongst
them. And a certain maid saw him as he sat by 56
the fire, and looked at him, and said, This one also
was with him. And he denied, saying, Woman, I know 57
him not. And after a little while, another also saw 58
him,and said unto him, Thou also art oneof them. And
he said unto him, Let [me] alone, man, I know him not.
And it came to pass that about an hour after, another 59
confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow
was also with him ; for he also is a Galilsean. Cepha 60
said, Man, I understand not what thou sayest. And
immediately 4 the cock crew. And Jesus s turned, and 61
looked upon Cepha. And Cepha remembered the
23. 8. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 157
61 word of Jesus, how he had said unto him, Before the
cock has crowed this day, thou shalt deny me thrice.
63 And he went out, and wept bitterly. And the men
64 that held him 1 mocked him, and smote him. And they L R - v - mar *-
uvjriiii- Bezae.
blindfolded him, saying unto him, 2 Prophesy, who is it 2 R - v -
-, , i - Cureton.
that smote thee? And again many other things they Bezae -
66 blasphemed and spake against him. And when it
was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests
and the scribes came together, and led him up into
67 their council, saying, If thou art the Christ, tell us.
He said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe me:
68 and if I ask you, ye will not give me an answer, nor
69 let me go. For henceforth shall the Son of man sit
70 on the right hand of God. They all said, Art thou
then the Son of God ? He said unto them, Ye say
71 that I am he. They said, What need have we of
witness ? for lo, we have heard from his mouth.
23 And the whole multitude arose, and brought him
2 unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying,
We found this fellow perverting our nation, and for-
bidding us to give tribute to Caesar, saying about
3 himself, that he is the king, the Christ. Pilate saith
unto him, Art thou then the King of the Jews ? He
answered and said to him, Thou sayest that I am.
4 Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitude,
5 I find no accusation against this man. But they cried,
saying, He has stirred up the people, teach ing through-
out all Jewry, beginning from Galilee unto this place..
7 When Pilate heard them say that he wasof Galilee,and
when he heard that he was under the jurisdiction of
Herod, he sent him to Herod, because Herod himself
8 also was at Jerusalem in those days. Now when
Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced exceedingly: for he
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23.8
1 Cureton.
Bezae.
2 Cureton.
3 Omit rr. 10
11, 12.
4 Literally,
'behind'
him.'
5 Cureton.
6 Cureton.
Bezae.
7 Cureton.
8 Transpose
v. 17.
Cureton.
Or, ' gave
voice."
Cureton.
10 Cureton.
Bezae.
11 Cureton.
12 Cureton.
had been desirous to see him for a long time, because 8
he had heard of him ; and he hoped to see some
sign 1 done by him. Then he questioned with him in 9
cunning 2 words ; but Jesus returned him no answer.
3 Then Pilate called the chief priests, and the rulers, is
and all the people, and said unto them, Ye brought 14
this man unto me, and ye said that he stirreth
up your people : and I have examined him in your
presence, and have found nothing against 4 him of the
things whereof ye accuse .him : no, nor yet Herod : for 15
I sent him 5 to him 6 ; nothing that is worthy of death
did he find against 4 him, nor has anything worthy of
death been done by him. 7 I will therefore chastise ift
him, and release him. And all the people 8 cried 18-
out, 9 saying, Take 10 away this man, and release Bar-
Abba : he who because of wicked deeds and murder i
was cast into prison. And Pilate 11 was wont to release 17
one prisoner unto them at the feast. And again 1 ' 2 20
Pilate called them, and said unto them, because he
was willing to release Jesus, Whom will ye that I
release unto you ? But they cried, Crucify him, 21
crucify him. Then he said unto them the third time, 22
Why, what evil hath he done ? I find nothing worthy
of death against 4 him : I will therefore chastise him,
and let him go. And they were instant with loud 23
voices, saying unto him that he might be crucified.
And their voices prevailed, and the chief priests
were with them. And Pilate commanded that their 24
will should be done. And he released unto them 25
him who for murder and wicked deeds was cast into
prison, as they had requested : and he delivered Jesus
to their will. And as they led him away, they laid 2ft
hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the
23.41. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 159
26 country, that he might bear the cross, and follow
27 Jesus. And there followed him a great company of
people, and of women, who lamented about him, and
wailed.
28 And Jesus turned unto them, and said unto them,
Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep
29 for yourselves, and for your children. For, behold,
the days are coming, in the which they shall say.
Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have not
30 borne, and the paps that have not 1 given suck. And l BeJlT""
then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall
31 on us; and to the hills, Cover us. [They] who do these
things in the moist tree, what shall they do in the
32 dry ? And there came 2 with him two malefactors to 2 cureton.
33 be put to death. And when they were come to the
place, which is called a Skull, 3 they crucified him 3 syriac
* ' carcafta.
there, and those malefactors, one on the right hand,
34 and the other on the left. And 4 they parted his
35 garments, and cast lots on them. And the people
stood beholding. And the rulers also with them
derided him, saying, He saved others; let. him save
36 himself, if he be the Christ, the chosen of God. And
the soldiers also mocked him, and they were coming
37 near 5 him, saying, Hail to thee ! c If thou be the king * Breton,
of the Jews, save thyself. And they placed also on
38 his head a crown of thorns. 7 And an inscription was
written and placed over him, 8 This is the King
39 the Jews. And one of the malefactors which were
crucified, blasphemed 9 against him, saying to him,
Art not thou the Christ 10 1 save thyself, and us also. 10 ; toru
40 And his other companion 11 rebuked him, saying, Dost " Cureton -
thou not fear God ? for behold, we also are in the
41 condemnation. And behold, 12 we are recompensed " Cureton -
160
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
23. 41
1 Cureton.
2 Or, ' with.
3 Cureton.
- Or,
'ended.'
5 Cureton.
Cureton.
7 Cureton.
8 Cureton.
Cureton.
i" Cureton.
Cureton.
Be/.ae.
as we are worthy, and as we have done : but this 41
man, nothing that is hateful 1 hath been done by
him. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me 42
when thou comest into 2 thy kingdom. Jesus said 43
unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou
be with me in paradise. And it was about the sixth 44
hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth
until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, 45
and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and said, 46
Father, into thy hands I place 3 my spirit: and he
expired. 4 And when the centurion saw what had hap- 47
pened, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a
righteous man. And all those who had ventured there, 48
and saw what happened, smote upon their breasts,
saying, Woe to us, what hath befallen us ! woe to
us for our sins 5 ! And all the acquaintances of Jesus 49
were standing afar off, and the women who came
with him from Galilee, beholding these things. And 50
a certain man whose name was Joseph, he was a
counsellor, a just man, and a good, 6 from Ramtha,
a village of Judasa, and he was looking for the king- 51
dom of heaven. This man 52
to
' '54
had dawned. And the women who came with him 55
from Galilee, went to the sepulchre in their foot-
steps, 7 and saw the body while they brought it in
there, 8 and returned, and prepared spices and sweet 9 56
ointment; and rested on the sabbath according as
is commanded. 10
Now upon the first day of the week, very early 24
in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre,
and they brought what 11 they had prepared, and
24. 18. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 161
2 other women came with them. And they found the
3 stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they
4 entered in, and found not the body of 1 Jesus. And 1Cureton -
as they were grieved 2 about this, there appeared two 2Cureton -
men standing above them, and their garments were
5 dazzling : and they were afraid, and bowed their
heads, 3 and looked on the ground for their fear. 4 These J curetoS'
men 5 said unto them, Why seek ye the living among B Cureton -
the dead ? He is not here, but is risen : remember
what 6 he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, 6 ]||; m '
7 and said to you, 7 The Son of man must be delivered 7Cureton -
into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified,
Sand in three days rise. And they remembered
9 these 8 words, and returned from the sepulchre, and 8Cureton -
told these things unto the eleven, and the rest of
10 the disciples. 9 Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and 9 Cur " ton -
Mary the daughter 10 of James, and the rest who were 10Cureton -
11 with them, they told the apostles. And they appeared
in their eyes as if they had spoken these words from
12 their wonder, 11 and they believed them not. Then u Cureton -
arose Simon, and ran unto the sepulchre; and he
stooped down and saw the linen clothes only, 12 and he 13Cureton -
went home, and wondered what had come to pass.
13 And 13 he appeared unto two of them the same 13 Cureton -
day as they were going to a village called Emmaus,
which was distant from Jerusalem threescore fur-
14 longs. And they talked together of all these things
15 which had happened. And while they were talking
and enquiring, Jesus came and made up u to them, " Cureton -
16 and walked with them. And their eyes were holden
17 that they should not perceive him. He said unto
them, What are these words which ye talk of whilst ye
18 are sad 15 ? One of them, whose name was Cleopa, said 15 Cureton -
11
162
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24. 18
1 Cureton.
Bezae.
- Cureton.
* Cureton.
4 Cureton.
5 Cureton.
8 Cureton.
7 Cureton.
8 Cureton.
Cureton.
i" Cureton.
Ji Curcton.
i- Cureton.
unto him, Art thou then a stranger from Jem salem,who 18
hast not known what is come to pass there ? He said i
unto them, What ? They said unto him, Concerning
Jesus the Nazarene, which was a man, 1 a prophet, and
he was able in power, and in deed and in word before
God and before all the people : and the chief priests 20
and elders delivered him to the judgment of death, 21
and crucified him. And we supposed that it was he
who was to have redeemed Israel: and behold, 2 it is
three days since all these things happened. And 22-
certain women also of us, went to the sepulchre,
where he had been laid 3 ; and when they found not 2$
his body, they came, saying to us, that they had seen
angels there, 4 and they were amazed, 5 and said about
him that he was alive. And also some 6 of us went 24
to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women
had said : but him they saw not.
Then said Jesus unto them, devoid 7 of under- 25
standing, and heavy 8 of heart to believe from all the
things that the prophets have spoken ! Ought not 26-
Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into
his glory ? And he began to speak to them from 27
Moses, and from all the prophets, and expounded unto
them concerning himself from all the scriptures. And 28
they drew nigh to the village whither they went : and
he appeared to them as if he would have gone to a
further place. And they began to entreat him that he 2
would be with them, because it was nearly dark. 9 And
he went in with them as if he would tarry with them.
And 10 as he sat at meat, he took bread, and blessed, 30
and brake, and gave to them. And immediately 11 their 31
eyes were opened, and they knew him ; and he was
Iifted 12 away from them. And they said one to another, 32
24. 49. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 163
32 Was not our heart heavy 1 by the way, while he ex- * cureton.
33 pounded to us the scriptures ? And they rose up the ( ' ' ^ '
same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the . QJ
eleven gathered together, and them that were with H^^^
34 them. And they came, saying, Our Lord is risen o^ 6 ^ 06
35 indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. And they also
told what things had happened in the way, and how
he was known as he brake bread.
36 And while they thus spake, he was found stand-
ing 2 amongst them, and said unto them, Peace 2 Cureton -
37 be with you. But they were shaken 3 and terri- 3 Cureton -
fied, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
38 Then Jesus 4 said unto them, Why are ye shaken, 4 Cureton -
39 and why do thoughts arise in your hearts ? Behold,
see my hands and my feet, and feel and see that it is
I : for a spirit . . . flesh and bones, .... as ....
41 see me When not were.
Again he said unto them, Have ye here anything to
42 eat ? And they gave unto him a piece of a broiled
43 fish. 5 And when he had taken it, he ate before 5 Belie.
44 their eyes. 6 He said unto them, These words I spake 6Cureton -
unto you, while I was with you, that all things might
be fulfilled, which are written concerning me in the
law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms.
45 And then he opened their understanding, that they
46 might understand the scriptures, and said unto
them, Lo, thus it behoved .... the Christ ....
47 from the dead in three days : and that repentance
and remission of sins should be preached in my
name, among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
*g And ye are witnesses of these things. And 7 I send 7Bezae -
upon you the promise of my Father : tarry ye in the
city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.
164 THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 24. 50
And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he 50
lifted up his hands, and hlessed them. And while 51
he blessed them, he was lifted up from them. And 52
1 Bezae * they 1 returned to Jerusalem with great joy : and 53
3R.V. were continually blessing 2 God in the temple.
HERE ENDETH THE GOSPEL OF LUKE.
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
[i. 124 is lost.}
1 .... baptizest thou then, if thou art not the
2g Christ, nor even Elia, nor even a prophet ? John
said unto them, I baptize with water: but among
27 you standeth he whom ye know not ; he who
cometh after me, 1 he, whose shoe's latchet I am * - v -
Cureton.
28 not worthy to unloose. These things he spake in
Beth 'Abara beyond Jordan, where John was bap-
29 tizing. And the .... day .... unto him, ....
30 This is he of whom I said, A man cometh after me,
and he was before me: because he existed before me.
31 And I knew him not ; but that he should be made
known 2 to Israel, I am come to baptize with water. 2 Cureton '
32 And John bare record, the Spirit
descending from heaven, and it abode upon him.
33 And I knew him not : but he that sent me to baptize
said unto me, whom thou .....
descending, .... and remaining on him, he it is
34 which baptizeth with the .... Ghost. And I ....
that this is the chosen 3 one of God. 3 Cureton -
35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of
36 his disciples with him ; and he looked upon Jesus
as he walked, and said, Behold .... the Lamb of
37 God ! And when those disciples heard John speak,
38 they followed him. And our Lord turned, and said
unto them, What seek ye ? They say unto him, Our
166
1. 39
Cureton.
2 Cureton.
3R.V.
Cureton.
4 Cureton.
a Or, ' the
Christ.'
1 Rabban. > Master, 1 where art them 2 ? He saith unto them, 39
Come and ye shall 3 see. And they followed him,
and saw where he was, 4 and they were with him that
day : and it was about the tenth hour. And the 40
name of one of these disciples of John was Andrew,
the brother of Simon. And Andrew saw Simon his 41
brother on that day, and saith unto him, My brother,
we have found the Messiah. 5 And he led him and 42
he came to our Lord. And our Lord beheld him, and
said unto him, Thou art Simon the son of Jona : thou
shalt be called Cepha, which is being interpreted into
Greek, Peter.
The day following, he would go forth into Galilee, 43
and findeth Philip, and our Lord saith unto him,
Follow me. Now Philip was by his family of Beth 44
Saida, of the city of Andrew and Simon. And 45
Philip findeth Nathanael, and Philip saith unto
Nathan ael, He of whom Moses wrote, and the pro-
phets, we have found him, that he is Jesus the son
of Joseph of Nazareth. Nathanael said unto him, 46
Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth ?
Philip saith unto him, Come, and thou shalt see.
And .... saw him 47
[47 to ii. 15 is lost.]
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these 2
things hence ; and make not my Father's house an '
house of merchandise. When he did these things 17
his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal
of thine house hath eaten me up. The Jews say 18
unto him, .... sign .... shewest thou unto us,
that thou doest these things ? Our Lord answered 19
and said unto them, Destroy the temple, and in three
3. 9. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 167
20 days .... In forty and six years .... the temple
21 in three days thou wilt build it ? But he
22 spake of the temple of his body. And when he was
risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that
he had said this; and they believed the scripture,
and the word which our Lord had said.
23 And when he was in Jerusalem, in the days of
the feast of unleavened bread were
24 which he did to them. But our Lord did not trust
25 himself to them, and .... not .... that any man
should testify about the work of man : for he knew
the heart in man ....
3 And there was there a man of the Pharisees,
named Nicodemus, and this man was a ruler of the
2 Jews. He came to our Lord by night, and said unto
him, Rabbi, we know that thou art sent to us from
God, a teacher : because no man can do these signs,
3 except he whom God is with. Our Lord said unto
him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, that if a man be
not born again, 1 he cannot see the kingdom of God. J
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can an old man be beginning. 1
born ? can he perhaps enter again into the womb of his
5 mother, and be born again ? Our Lord said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, that if a man be not
born of the Spirit and water, he cannot enter the
kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is
flesh ; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit ;
7 because God is a living Spirit. And marvel not that
8 I told you to be born. The wind bloweth where it
listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but
thou knowest 2 not whence it cometh, nor whither it 2Cureton -
goeth : so are they which are born of water 3 and the 3 Cureton -
9 Spirit. Nicodemus said unto him, How can this 4 be ? 4 Cnreton -
168
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
3. 10
1 Cureton.
2 Cureton.
* Cureton.
4 Or, ' the
Fish
spring.'
' Rabban.'
Cureton.
* Cureton.
Our Lord said unto him, Art thou a teacher of 10
Israel, and knowest not these things ? Verily I say 11
unto thee, that what we know we speak, 1 and what
we have seen we testify 2 ; and ye receive not our
witness. If I have told you of things on the earth, 12
and ye believe not, how, if I tell you of things that
are in heaven, will ye believe me 3 ? hath i
ascended up to heaven, .... but he .... heaven,
.... the Son of man which is from heaven. And 14
as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even
so whosoever believeth in him should not 15
perish, but have eternal life the world, . . . . l&
that whosoever believeth in him .... not ....
For God sent [not] his Son into the world to judge 17
the world ; but that the world through him might
be saved. He that believeth on him is not con- l&
demned : and he that believeth not in him is con-
demned, because he hath not believed in the name
of the only Son. This is condemnation, that light 1&
is come .... wrought in God. 21
And after these things our Lord and his disciples 22
came to Judaea; and there he baptized, and dwelt
with them. And John also was baptizing in 'Ain 23
Nun 4 near to Salim, because there was much water
there : and the people came, and were baptized. For 24
John was not yet cast into prison.
Then there was a question between one of John's 25
disciples and a Jew about purifying. And they 26
came unto John, and said unto him, Our Master, 5 he
that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou
barest witness, behold, he also baptizeth, and many
come to him. John 6 said unto them, A man can 27
take nothing at all, except it be given him from
4. 14. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 169
28 heaven. But ye bear 1 me witness, that I said, I am not 1 cureton.
29 the Christ, but that I am sent before him. Because
he that hath the bride is the bridegroom : and the
friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth
him, rejoiceth with great joy 2 because of the bride- 2 Cureton -
groom's voice: this my joy, behold, 3 it is fulfilled. 3 Cureton -
30 Therefore it is fitting to him that he increase, and to
31 me that I decrease. Because he that cometh from
* above is above all : he that is of the earth is on the
35 earth, and ... of the earth ; .... for ... giveth
36 .... but from ....
4 ... many . . . more than . . . because . . . not . . .
3 only baptized not, but his disciples. And he left . . .
t * again into Galilee a ... Samaria, which is
7 called Shechem, .... ground which .... them-
8 selves meat. And while our Lord sat, it was the
7 sixth hour. And there cometh a certain woman
of Samaria to draw water : and our Lord said unto
9 her, Give me water 4 to drink. The Samaritan 4 Cureton -
woman said unto him, Lo, thou art a Jew. How
dost thou ask me for water to drink ? for the Jews
10 have no dealings with the Samaritans. He said
unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who
it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink ; thou
wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given
11 thee living water. She said unto him, Thou hast
not even a pitcher, 5 and the well is deep : from B cureton.
12 whence hast thou 6 living water? Art thou perhaps 8 Cu
greater than Jacob our father, which gave us this
well, and he also drank from it, arid his children, and
13 his cattle ? Our Lord said unto her, Whosoever
14 drinketh of this water shall thirst again : and who-
soever drinketh of the water that I shall give him,
170
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
4. H
i Cureton.
shall never thirst ; but the water that I shall give him 14
shall be in him a well of water springing up into ever-
lasting life. The woman saith unto him, Sir, give 15
me to drink of this water, that I thirst not, neither
come to draw from here. Our Lord said unto her, Go, 16
call thy husband to me, and come hither. She said 17
unto him, I have no husband. Our Lord said unto her,
Thou hast well said, for thou hast had five husbands ; is
and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband : this
saidst thou truly. She said unto him, Sir, I perceive 19
that thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in 20
this mountain; and ye say, that Jerusalem is the
house 1 of worship. Our Lord said unto her, Woman, 21
believe, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in
this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the
Father. Ye worship ye know not what: and we 22
worship what we know : for salvation is from Juda.
But behold, the hour cometh, and now is, when the 23
true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit
and in truth : for the Father even seeketh these
worshippers, 2 those who worship him in spirit and 24
in truth. The woman saith, Behold, the Christ 3 25
cometh, and when he is come, he will give everything.
Our Lord saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am 26
he. And while they were talking, 4 his disciples came 27
and wondered that .... with the woman, yet they
did not say to him, .... seekest thou ? or ....
talkest . . . The woman . . . water-pot, and . . . to 28
the city, and saith, Come, see a man, which told me 29
all things that I have done : is not this perhaps the
5 Cureton. Christ ? .... went out to him. And 5 his disciples 30
prayed him to eat bread with them. He said unto 32
curton. them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. They 6 33
2 Cnreton.
a Or,
' Messiah.
* Cureton.
5. 20. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 171
33 said one to another, Hath any man perhaps brought
34 him ought to eat ? He saith unto them, My own 1 meat 1 Cureton -
is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish
35 his work. Say not ye, There are yet four months,
and the harvest cometh ? behold, I say unto you,
Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields ; that they
36 are white and have come 2 to the harvest. And the 2Cur eton.
reaper straightway 3 receiveth wages, and gathereth 3 ^^ n -
fruit unto life eternal, and the sower and the reaper
37 shall rejoice together. For herein is a word of
truth, 4 One soweth, and another reapeth. -cureton.
[iv. 38 to v. 5 is lost.]
5 .... had been .... long .... he said unto
7 him, Wilt thou become sound 5 ? He 6 said unto him, 5
Sir, I have no man, who, when the water is troubled,
will put me into the pool ; but while I am coming,
12
13 and walk ? And that man wist not who it was : for
our Lord had conveyed himself away from one place
14 to another 7 from the press. After these things O
Lord findeth him in the temple, and said unto '
him, Behold, thou art whole : sin not again, lest a
15 worse [thing] happen unto thee. And the man
went and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which
16 had made him whole. And therefore did the Jews
persecute our Lord, 8 because he had done these 8 R.v.
Cureton.
17 things on the sabbath. But our Lord said unto Be/ae.
them, My Father worketh hitherto, because of this 9 9 Cureton.
18 I also work. The Jews then because of this word 10 10 Cureton.
.... [not] only because he had broken the sabbath,
but because called had .... God.
20 our Lord unto them, Verily . . . his Father . . .
172
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
5.21
* Cureton.
2 Cureton.
3 Cureton.
4 Cureton.
OR.V.
Cureton.
Bezae.
Son Father the dead, and raiseth 1 21
them up, even so the Son also quickeneth those who
believe in him. 2 For the Father judgeth no man, 22
but hath committed all judgment unto his to
Son: 25
[vv. 26 to 45 are lost.~\
.... ye would have believed me also: for he wrote 46
of me. And if ye believe not in his writings, how 47
shall ye believe in my own words?
After these things our Lord went across the lake 6
of Galilee, of Tiberias. And a great multitude 2
followed him, because they saw the miracles which
he did on the sick. And our Lord went up into a 3
mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. And 4
the feast of the unleavened bread of the Jews was
nigh. And our Lord lifted up his eyes, and saw a 5
great multitude come unto him ; he saith unto
Philip, Whence shall we buy bread for these people,
that they may eat? But he asked 3 him this, as 6
proving him : for he knew what he was about to do.
Philip said unto him, Two hundred pennyworth of 7
bread is not sufficient for them, while they eat little
by little. 4 One of his disciples, whose name was 8
Andrew, Simon Cepha's brother, saith unto him, A 9
certain lad here hath five barley loaves, and two 5
fishes : but what are they to all these ?
He said unto them, Make the men sit down. 10
Now there was much grass in the place. He said
unto them, Go, make the men sit down on the green,
And when they had made them sit down, then 11
Jesus took those loaves ; . . . . baskets, remains of $
those five barley loaves, and of those two fishes.
6. 37. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 173
13 And the men which did eat of this bread were
H five thousand. And those people when they saw that
sign which he did, said, This is of a truth that
15 prophet that cometh into the world. And they were
considering that they might snatch him away, that
they might make him a king, . . . left them ... to
16 the mountain . . . And when it was evening, ....
17 to Capernaum, because .... to him .... Jesus
18 .... to them .... And the lake was tumultuous
19 against them, . . . and a wind . . . And when . . .
five .... thirty .... upon them, and as he drew
20 near unto their ship : . . . their fear .
to
22 And on the day .... was .... ship came from
2^ T ..... place were found him
25 Verily I say unto you, that not
because ye saw but because ye did
27 eat .... not the meat the meat
.... which ... of man . . . shall give unto you :
28 ... for him hath . . . the Father sealed. They say
unto him, What shall we do, that we might work
29 .... of God ? Jesus .... of God, .... whom
30 he hath sent .... that we may see, .... thee ?
31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert ; as it is
32 written, He gave them bread from heaven. Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not the bread
from heaven ; but my Father giveth you the bread of
33 truth from heaven. For the bread of God is he 1 which l
cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the
34 world. They say unto him, Lord at all times . . . give
35 us of this bread. He said unto them, I am the bread
. . . that cometh . . . hunger ; and he that ... on me
36 ... But . . . unto you, that ye have seen . . . believe
37 ... giveth me . . . shall come . . . cometh . . . not
174
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
6. 38
i Cureton.
2 Cureton.
3 Cureton.
.... For I came down from heaven, not that I
might do my will, .... that I might do his will
..... that sent me. This ..... what he hath
given me I should not lose even one, but should raise
up .... in the .... day. Because this .....
who believeth in the Son .... hath everlasting life :
and I will raise him up at the last day .......
murmured .... I am the bread which came down
from heaven. And they said, Is .... Jesus, ....
and we know .... how saith he .... heaven 1
. . unto them, Murmur not one to another. No
man can come .... Father .... last .... For
it is written in the prophets, And they shall be all
taught of God. Every ...... Father, and hath
l earne( J o f him, cometh unto me. It is not because 1
any man hath seen the Father, but he which is with
God, he hath seen God the Father. Verily, verily,
I say unto you, He that believeth on God 2 hath life.
I am that bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna
in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread
which cometh down from ...... that a man may
eat .... and not .... I .... which came down
that .... eat .... for ever :....! will give is
my body, which is 3 for the life of the world. And
the Jews strove with each other, saying, How can
.... give us .... to eat 1 Jesus .... Verily,
verily, I say unto you, That it ye eat not the body of
the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life
in you. But whoso eateth his body, and drinketh his
blood, hath eternal life ; and I will raise him up at
the last day. My body is meat indeed, and my blood
is drink indeed. He that eateth my body, and
drinketh my blood, .... and I in him. As the
40
47
49 ,
50
51
52
53-
7. 6. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 175
57 living Father hath sent me, and I live because 1 of * - v -
Cureton.
my Father : he that eateth my body shall be alive Bezae -
58 because of me. This is that bread which came down
from heaven : not like that which your fathers did
eat, 2 and are dead : he that eateth of this bread shall Breton
59 live for ever. These things said he in Capernaum, Be7>ae -
60 in the synagogue as he taught. And many of his
disciples said, This saying is hard ; who can hear it 3 ? 3 r ' <him '
61 But when Jesus knew 4 that his disciples murmured, 4Cureton -
62 he said unto them, Doth this offend you ? But if ye
shall see the Son of man ascend up to the place where
63 he was before ? It is the spirit that quickeneth the
body ; . . . but ye ... the body profiteth nothing : the
64 words that I speak with you, . . . spirit . . . But there
are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew
65 from the beginning who 5 should betray him. He said 5 Curetolu
unto them, 6 Therefore said I unto you, that no man 6Cureton -
can come unto me, except it were given unto him of
66 the Father. Because of that saying many of his
disciples went their way, and walked not 7 with him. 7 Cureton -
6 " He said unto his twelve, Aud ye also, ye will surely
69 ... we go ? ... that thou art the Christ, the Son of
70 God. He said unto them, Have not I chosen you
71 all, 8 and [one] even of you is Satan ? .... of Juda 8 Cureton -
Iscariot .... was ready 9 to betray him, [being] one 9 Cureton *
of the twelve.
7 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for
he would not walk openly in Judaea, because the
2 Jews . . . to kill him. ... of tabernacles of the Jews
4 ... at hand . . . and . . . came near . . . who doeth any-
thing . . . and he desireth . . . openly. If ... shew
5 .... to the world. Until .... then not even his
6 brethren believed in him. Jesus . . . unto them,
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THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
7.7
1 R.V. marg.
Cureton.
Bezae.
2 Or, 'acconv
plished.'
My time is not yet come : but your time is alway. And 7
the world cannot hate you ; . . . the world . . . because
I testify against it, that its works are evil. Go ye up 8
unto this feast : I go not up 1 unto the feast ; for my to
time is not yet full come. 2 .... openly, but .... 10
And the Jews sought him there at the feast, and said, [^
Where is he ? .... was .... unto them, My doctrine to
is not mine, but his that sent me. Whoso will do his n
will, he shall know this doctrine, whether it be of
God, or whether I speak from my own mind. He 18
who speaketh of his own mind, seeketh glory to
himself: and he who seeketh the glory of him that
sent him, is true, and iniquity Thou hast 20
.... who seeketh to kill thee ? Jesus 3 said unto 21
them, I have done one work in your sight, 4 and ye
all marvel. Moses therefore gave unto you circum- 22
cision ; not because it is of Moses, but because it is
of your fathers; and ye on the sabbath day circum-
cise a man. For if a man be circumcised 5 on the 23
sabbath day, that the law of Moses should not be
broken ; are ye angry because I have made a man
every whit whole on the sabbath day ? Judge not 24
by faces, 6 but judge righteous judgment. Then said 25
some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this be whom
they seek to kill ? And lo, he [speaketh] openly, and 26
no man says anything to him. Perhaps the elders
7 cureton. know in truth that this is the Christ ? But behold, 7 27
we know this [man] whence he is : and the Christ
when he cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
And Jesus lifted up his voice, and taught in 28
the temple, saying, Ye know me, and ye know
whence I am : and I am not come of myself, but he
that sent me is true, and ye know him not. For I 29
3 Cureton.
4 Cureton.
s Cureton.
Cureton.
7. 44. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 177
29 know him : because I was with him, and he hath
30 sent me. And they sought to take him : but no
man laid hands on him, because his hour was not
31 yet come. And many of the town believed on him,
and said, The Christ when he corneth, will he shew
more signs than this man shews ?
32 And the chief priests and Pharisees heard that
the people murmured ; and they sent officers to take
33 him. Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while I am
34 with you, and I go unto him that sent me, and ye
shall seek me, and shall not find me : and whither I
35 go, ye cannot come. The Jews said among them-
selves, Whither will this [man] go, that we shall not
find him ? will he perhaps go teaching the seed of the
36 Gentiles, that we shall not find him ? And what is
the word that he said, I go away, and ye shall not
find me : and that he said, Whither I go, ye cannot
37 come ? And in the great day of the feast, Jesus
stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him
38 come unto me, and drink. Every one that believeth
on me, as the scripture hath said, rivers of living
39 water shall flow out of his belly. But this he spake
of the Spirit, which they that believed on him
should receive : for till that time was not
yet given ; because Jesus had not .... received
40 his glory. Then some people of the crowd
41 said, Of a truth this is the Christ. And others said,
42 How shall the Christ come out of Galilee ? Is it not
written thus, That the Christ shall be of the seed of
David, and shall come from Bethlehem, David's own
43 town ? And there was a division among the crowd
44 because of him. And there were others who would
have taken him, but no man was able to lay hands
12
178 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 7. 45
on him. And those officers returned, and came to that 45
multitude and to the Pharisees ; and the priests and
Pharisees said, Have ye not brought him ? The officers 46
said to them, Never man spake what this man spake.
Then said the Pharisees to those officers, Are ye also 47
deceived ? For who of the chief men or of the Pharisees 4
has believed on him ? only this mob who knoweth not 4
"^ 6 ^ aW- Nicodemus 1 said unto them, he that came
unto him before by night, The law, doth it judge any 50
man, until we hear him, and know what he did ? 51
They say unto him, Art thou perhaps also of Galilee? 52
2 omit v. 53. Search, and look, for no prophet ariseth out of Galilee. 2
lv. \ . * A
s omit rt. i Again 3 Jesus said unto them, I am the light of 8
n.v.'marg. the world : he that followeth me doth not walk in
darkness, but findeth the light of life. The Jews is
said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy
record is not true. Jesus said unto them, Even if I 14
bear record of myself, my record is true : because I
know whence I came, and whither I go; and ye
neither [know] whence I came, nor whither I go. Ye 15
judge after the body; T judge no man. And if I judge, i&
my judgment is true : because I am not alone, but I
Bezae. anc | ne 4 w ] lo sent rne j t j s a ] so wr itten in your law, IT
that the testimony of two men is true. I am one that 18-
beareth witness of myself, and the Father that sent me
beareth witness of me. They say unto him, Where 19
is thy Father ? He said unto them, Ye neither know
me, nor my Father : if ye had known me, ye should
have known my Father also. These things spake he 20
in the treasury, and in the temple : and no man took
hold of him, because his hour was not yet come.
Again he said unto them, I go my way, and ye 21
shall seek me, and shall die in your sins : and whither
8. 45. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 179
23 I S> y e cannot . . . kill himself? ... ye ... beneath;
. . . from above : . .. ye ... of ... world ; and I am
24 not of it ... ye shall die in your sins : if ... ye ...
25 not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. They say
26 ... Who art thou? He said unto them ... I have . . .
to say concerning you and to judge : . . . but he who
sent me is true ; and these things which I have heard
27 of him speak I in the world. And they knew not that
he spake unto them of the Father.
28 Again Jesus said unto them, When ye have
lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that
I am he; and ... I do nothing of myself; but as
29 the Father bath taught me . . . thus I ... And he
who sent me is with me : . . . because I do ... him.
2j And as ... these . . . many ... on him. . . . Jesus . . .
which believed on him, ... ye ... my disciples indeed;
32 and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make
33 you free. They say unto him, . . . were in bondage . . .
34 how sayest thou, Ye shall become free men ? Our
Lord said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
35 Whoso committeth sin is a slave. And the slave . . .
abideth . . . for ever ... in the house : the son . . .
36 abideth ever. . . . shall make you free, ... ye shall
37 be ... I know ... ye ... and ye seek ... to kill me
38 because my word has no free course with you. What I
39 have seen with ... ye ... your father. . . .our own
father Abraham. He said unto them, If ye were
40 children . . . But now, behold, ye seek to kill me, a
man . . . am speaking . . . which . . . God . . . but . . .
41 Ye ... deeds ... If God were . . . love ... for I ...
myself, . . . who sent me. . . . And when he speaketh
44 a lie, he speaketh of his own : for he is a liar, and the l
45 father of it. 1 I who speak the truth, ye believe me
180 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 8. 46
not. Which of you reproveth me concerning sin ? 46
And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe ?
For he who is of God heareth God's word : ye there- 47
fore hear it not, because ye are not. 1 The Jews 48
here. 1 ** 1 said, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and
drops the" 6 hast a demon ? Jesus said unto them, I have not a 49
clause from demon ; but I honour my Father, and ye do dis-
honour me. And I seek not mine own glory : there 50
is one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, I 51
say unto you, Whoso keepeth my word, he shall
never taste death. The Jews say unto him, Now we 52
know it, that truly thou hast a demon. For Abra-
ham is dead. Thou sayest, Whoso keepeth my word
2 Bezae. shall not taste death. Art thou perhaps greater than 2 53
Abraham, and than the prophets, who are dead ?
whom makest thou thyself ? Jesus said to them, If 54
3 Bee I glorify 3 myself, my glory 3 is nothing : it is the
Father who glorifies 3 me ; he of whom ye say that he
is God : ye have not known him ; I know him : 55
and if I should say, I know him not, I should
be a liar to myself, like unto you : but I know him,
and I keep his word. Abraham was longing to see 56
my day: and he saw it, and was glad. The Jews 57
say unto him, Thou art not fifty years old, and hath
Abraham seen thee ? He said unto them, Verily, 58
verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I have
been. Then took they up stones to cast at him : and 59
Jesus went out secretly from the temple. 4
And as he passed by, he saw a certain blind man, 9
who had been blind from his mother's womb. His 2
disciples ask him, Who did sin, this man, or his
people, when he was born blind ? He said unto 3
them, He hath not sinned, nor yet his people : but
9. 24. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 181
3 that the works of God should be seen in him.
4 And I must work the works of him that sent me,
while it is day: for the night cometh, when no man
5 can work. For so long as I am in the world, I am
6 the light of the world. When he had spoken these
things, he spat on the ground, and formed clay of his
spittle, and taking it up, painted it upon the eyes of
7 that blind man, and said unto him, Go, wash thy face
in the pool of Shiloah. 1 And when he had washed J F el ? rew
Synac
8 his face, his eyes were opened. And when his neigh- ' Sent -'
bours saw him, and they who had seen 2 that he had
begged, they say, Is not this he who was begging?
9 Some were saying, This is he : and some were saying,
He is like him. The blind man said unto them, I am
10 he. They say unto him, How were thine eyes opened ?
11 He said unto them, That man whose name is Jesus
painted clay upon them, and said unto rne, Go, wash
thy face in the pool of Shiloah : and I went and
13 washed, and [ saw. They say unto him . . . and they
14 brought him . . . Now it was the sabbath . . . But others
16 said . . . sinner do these . . . And they were disputing
17 one with another. And they say unto him that was
cured, What sayest thou concerning him ? He said
18 unto them, . . . He is a prophet. And . . . did not
19 believe in him ... he had been blind, ... If this
is your son, .... Ye say that he was born blind,
21 .... now see that this our son .... now
seeth, who hath given .... we know not. Behold
22 he too is of age, 3 ye can know it of him. These
things said his parents, because they feared the hllj y ear8
Jews : because the scribes and Pharisees had decreed
that whoso said, He is the Christ, they would dismiss
o? him. Therefore said his parents, Ask him. And
182 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 9. 24
again they called him that was healed, and said unto 24
him, Praise God : for we know that this man is a
sinner. He that was healed said unto them, If he 25
be a sinner, I know not: but one thing I know, that
I was blind, and because of him, lo, I see. They say 26
unto him, .... healed thee ? . . . . But I have 27
r, 'once, ^jj ^ Qu one ^l an( j y e h ear j . w hy (J o y e Q^ me
again ? or perhaps ye desire to become his disciples ?
Then they reviled him, and said unto him, Thou art 28
his disciple ; and we are Moses' disciples. And we 29
know that God spake unto Moses : but we know not
this man, whence he is. The man who was healed 30
said unto them, This is to marvel at, that ye know
not from whence he is, and he hath opened my own
eyes. And we know that God heareth not the voice 31
of sinners: but whoso feareth him, and doeth his
will, him he heareth. Since the day that the world 32
was, was it not heard that [the eyes of] a blind man
were opened who was blind from his mother. If this 33
man were not of God, how did he do this ? They say 34
unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, thou
comest teaching us ? And they cast him out. And 35
Jesus heard that they had cast him out ; and when
Jesus had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou
g ' believe on the Son of man? 2 He that was healed 36
said unto him, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe
on him ? Jesus said unto him, Thou hast seen him, 37
and it is he that talketh with thee. He said, Lord, 38
I believe. And falling down, he worshipped him.
Jesus said unto him, I am come for the judgment of 39
this world, that they who are blind may see; and
they who see may become blind. And when the 40
Pharisees who were near him heard, they said unto
10. 14. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 183
41 him, Is it we who are blind ? He said unto them, If
ye were blind, ye should have no sin : but ye say,
We see ; therefore your sins 1 remain.
10 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth
not by the door to the fold in which the sheep are,
but cKmbeth up by another way, he is a robber and
2 a thief. And he that entereth in by the door is the
3 shepherd The porter 2 openeth the door to ~ ?j
him; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth thedoor -'
his flock, the sheep, by name, and he leadeth
4 them out. And when he leadeth out his flock, he
goeth before them, and his own sheep follow him,
5 because the sheep know his voice. But a stranger
will the sheep not follow, but will take themselves
away .... because they know not the voice of a
6 stranger. These things Jesus spake with them in
a parable : and they did not understand.
1 Again Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily,
I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
s And all those who came are thieves and robbers :
9 but the flock did not hear them. I am the door of
the sheep : and by me every one who enters shall live,
10 and shall go in and out, and find pasture. But the
thief cometh not but that he may steal, and kill and
destroy : but I am come that they might have life,
11 and that they might have abundance. I am the
good shepherd : and the good shepherd giveth his
12 his life for .... But the hireling, .... are not,
.... when .... wolf coming, leaveth the sheep,
.... and the wolf coming, snatcheth and scattereth.
13 Because he is an hireling in it, and careth not about
14 it. I am the good shepherd, and know mine own, 3
and mine own know me ; and I am known of mine
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THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
10. 15
1R.V.
Eezae.
3 'honour.'
own, 1 even as ray Father knovveth me, and I know 15
my Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold : and 16
them also I must bring, and they also shall hear my
voice ; and the flock shall all be one, and one shepherd.
Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay 17
down my life, that I might take it up again. No 18
man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself;
for I have power to lay it down, and to take it up
again ; because this commandment have I received
of my Father. And as he was saying these things, 19
there was a division among the Jews ; because some 20
of them were saying, He hath a demon, and is mad ;
why are ye standing and hearing him ? But others 21
said, These words are not of a demon. Can a demon
open the eyes of the blind ?
And it was the feast at Jerusalem which is called 22
the dedication 2 of the sanctuary, and it was winter.
And Jesus was walking in Solomon's porch. . . . unto 23
him, How long dost thou take .... If thou be the 24
Christ, tell us plainly. He said unto them, .... I 25
speak .... ye believe not : and the works that I
do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, 26
I said unto you my voice, 2 '
The Father, which gave me, is greater than all ; and 2
there is no man who snatcheth them out of the
o/\
Father's hand. I and my Father are one. When he 31
had said these things, they took up stones to stone
him. Jesus said unto them, Many works of the 32
Father I have shewed you ; for which of these works
are ye stoning me ? The Jews say unto him, Not for 33
a good work do we stone thee, but because whilst thou
11. 18. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 185
34 art .... a man, thou makest .... God. Jesus
to said unto them, Is it not written
36 gods ? . . . . whom the Father hath sanctified, and
sent into the world, ye say, Thou blaspbemest;
37 because I said, the Son of God ? And if I do not
38 . . . . believe me not. But if I do. even if ye believe
to
41 me not, spake
42 And many in him.
11 And there was .... of Beth .... the brother
to . . . . and of Martha ... is not . . . Son of ....
5 Lazar. And when he heard that Lazar was sick,
7 he stayed in his place two days. And he said to his
8 disciples, Come, let us go to Judaea. His disciples
say unto him, Our Master, behold, the Jews have
been seeking to stone thee ; and goest thou thither
9 again ? Jesus said unto them, Are there not twelve
hours in the day ? He who walketh in the day ....
stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
10 But he who walketh in the night stumbleth, because
11 the light is not in him. And when he had said
these things, he said unto them, Lazar, our friend, is
12 sleeping ; but I go, that I may wake him. 1 They say 1 Bezae -
unto him, Our Lord, if he is sleeping, he will be
13 healed. 2 But Jesus had said to them concerning 2 Bezae -
Lazar that he was dead : and they were thinking
14 that he had spoken about sleep. Jesus said again
15 to them plainly, Lazar is dead. And I am glad for
your sakes, that ye may believe, that I was not there ;
16 but come, let us go to him. Thomas 3 said to his s oV' h
fellow-disciples, Come, let us go also, let us die
17 with him. Arid when Jesus came to Bethany, 4
he found that they had buried Lazar four days
18 before. Now Bethany was distant from Jerusalem
186 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 11. 19
fifteen 1 stadia And many .... came out to 19
Bethany to console Martha and Mary. And when 20
Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went
out to meet him : and Mary returned home. And 21
Martha said unto him, If thou hadst been here, my
brother had not died. But even now 2 I know, that 22
what thou shalt ask, God will give it thee. Jesus 23
unto her, Thy brother .... Martha .... 24
that in the resurrection .... at the last day. Jesus 25
.... I am the resurrection, and whosoever believeth
in me, even if were dead, he shall live : and whoso- 26
ever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
Believest thou these things ? Martha saith unto 27
him, Yea, Lord : I believe that thou art the Christ,
the Son of God, which shall come into the world.
And when she had said these things, 3 she went 28
silently, and called Mary, and said unto her, Our
Master is come, and calleth thee. And when Mary 29
heard, she sprang up, and went to him eagerly.
And Jesus had not until now entered into the town, 30
but was in that place where Martha met him. Also 31
those who had consoled Mary, when they saw that
she was thus amazed and had gone out, followed her.
They supposed that she was going to the grave to weep.
And when she, Mary, reached Jesus, she fell at his 32
feet, and said unto him, If thou hadst been here,
Lord, my brother had not died. And when Jesus 33
saw her weeping, and saw the Jews who were with her
weeping, he was troubled in his soul, and was dis-
4 or^ijy.' turbed 4 in his spirit, and said, Where have ye laid 34
him ? They say unto him, Our Lord, come, see.
And the tears of Jesus were coming. And when ^
the Jews saw, they were saying, Behold how
11. 48. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 187
37 he loved him ! And there were some of them
who said, This man, who hath opened the eyes of
him who was blind from his mother's womb, could
he not have caused that this man should not have
38 died ? But Jesus, being troubled in himself, came
to the grave. And the grave was hollowed out like
39 a cave, and the door was covered by a stone. Jesus
said, Take ye away this stone. Martha saith unto
him, Lord Why are they lifting away the stone ?
40 Behold, he stinketh, for he hath been four days. He
said unto her, I said unto thee, that, if thou wouldest
41 believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God. Then
those men who were standing, came near, and raised
the stone. But he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and
said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.
42 And I know that thou hearest me always : but
because of this crowd of people I say these things,
43 that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And
when he had said these things, 1 he cried with a loud x Bezae -
44 voice, and said, Lazar, come forth, come out. And
in that hour that dead man came forth, bound
hand and foot with graveclothes : and his face was
bound with a linen napkin. Then said our Lord,
45 Loose him, and let him go. And many Jews which
came to Jesus because of Mary, believed in Jesus
46 from that hour. And there were some of them who
believed not, but went their ways to the Pharisees,
and related to them what Jesus had done.
47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees as-
sembled, and made a council, and they were saying,
What shall we do ? for this man doeth many miracles.
48 And if we let him alone thus, 2 all men will believe " Bezae -
on him : and the Romans will come, taking away
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THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
11. 49
IMS. has
' he made,
made.'
our city and our nation. Now one of them, whose 49
name was Caipha, their own high priest of that year,
this same Caipha said unto them, Ye know nothing,
nor con ..... that it is expedient for us, that one 50
man should die for all the nation, and that the whole
nation perish not. But this word he spake not of 51
his own mind : but because he was high priest, he
prophesied, because Jesus was about to die for the
nation ; and not for the nation only, but also that 52
the children of God who are scattered abroad should
be gathered into one. Now from that day forth 53
they took counsel together to kill him. But Jesus 54
walked no more boldly in sight of the Jews but
went his way to a country which was near to ....
which is called Ephraim, and there he went about
with his disciples.
And ..... was nigh at hand : and many went 55-
up out of the country to Jerusalem to sanctify them-
selves. And they were seeking for Jesus, and saying 5&
one to another in the temple, Do ye suppose that
perhaps he will not come to the feast ? And the 57
chief priests and the Pharisees commanded, that
whosoever should see him, should come and shew it
to them, that they might take him.
And six days before it was the unleavened bread, 12
Jesus came to the village of Bethany, to Lazarus, he
h ac i been dead, and was alive. And he 1 made 2
a su PP er there ; and Lazarus was one of those
seated at meat who were sitting with him; but
Martha was cumbered with service. Now Mary Z
took an alabaster box of a pound of ointment of
pure 2 spikenard, of great price, and poured it on
the head of Jesus while he sat at meat, and she
12. 19. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 189
3 anointed his feet, and wiped them with her hair : and
all the house was filled with the odour of the oint-
4 ment. And Juda Scariota, one of the disciples, he
5 who should betray him, said, Why was not this oint-
ment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the
6 poor ? Now Juda did not care for the poor, but
because he was a thief, and the bag of the poor was
7 with him. 1 When Jesus heard it, he said unto him,
Let her alone : she is keeping it .... of my burial. 2 ^ r , f the
9 And much people of the Jews knew that he was 2 ^^
there : and they came there, not in order that they
might see Jesus, but Lazar, whom he had raised from
10 amongst the dead. And the chief priests consulted
11 that they might kill Lazar also; for because of Lazar
12 many believed on Jesus. And on the next day ... he
went out, and came to the Mount of Olives .... and
those great multitudes to the feast, when they
13 heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, they took
branches of palm-trees, and went forth to meet him,
and they were crying and saying .... who cometh
14 in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel. But
Jesus ... on ... that is written by Zakaria the pro-
15 phet. Fear not, daughter of Sion : behold, thy King
cometh unto thee, and he is riding on a foal the son
16 of an ass. These things his disciples knew not from
the first : but when our Lord received his glory, they
remembered that these things were written concern-
ing him, and [that] they did these things unto
17 Q i m that was with him related how he
had called Lazar from the grave, and raised him up
18 ... that they heard . . . done . . . The Pharisees
saying .... See ye that ye prevail nothing ?
behold, all the world is gone after him.
190 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 12. 20
And there were some heathens who had come up 20
to worship at the feast : and they came and said to 21
Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, Sir, we
would see Jesus. And Philip went and told Andrew : 22
and they both came and told Jesus. Jesus said unto 23
them, The hour is come, .... the Son .... Verily .... 24
unto you, That a grain of wheat, unless it fall and die
in the earth, it is alone: but if it falls and dies, it
yieldeth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose 25
it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall
keep it unto life eternal. Whoso will serve me, let 2&
him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my
servant be: and whoso serveth me, him will the
Father honour. Behold, now is my soul troubled ; 27
and what shall I say? Father, save me from this
hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
Father, glorify thy name. And in that hour a voice 28=
was heard from I have glorified I to
were because of me now 31
of the world to
abideth forever: and how sayest thou, The Son of 34
man must be lifted up ? .... this Son of man ?
Jesus saith unto them, A little while 35-
light with you ye have the
light, lest believe that the 36-
children
. done . . on him : . . . . that 37 "
OQ
of Isaia the prophet might be fulfilled ; he had said
.... our report ? .... to whom .... said .... 39'
their eyes, that they should not see 40'
and should hear prophet 41
said .... and his glory, .... and spake
But .... believed in Jesus ; . . . . because of the 42
13. 9. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 191
42 Pharisees .... confess him, .... should dismiss
43 them the glory 1 of man . . . more than J R - v -
But Bezae '
47 my words, him for I came not to
48 judge the world, but to save the world. Whoso . . r
.... me, and receiveth not my words, hath ....
49 him : . . . . with him, .... in the last day. For
I have not spoken my own words; but the Father
which sent me, he hath commanded me what I
50 should say, and what I should speak. And I know
that his commandments are life everlasting: and
O
what I speak, as he hath commanded me, so I speak.
13 Now before the unleavened bread, Jesus knew
that his hour was come that he should depart out of
this world unto his Father, loving his own which are
2 in this world, he loved them unto the end. And
there was a supper, and Satan had put into the heart
of Juda, son of Simon Scariota, so that he might
3 betray him. And because Jesus knew that the
Father had given all things into his hands, and he
knew that he was come from God, and went to God ;
4 he rose, and laid aside his garments; and took
5 a towel, and cast it about bis loins. And he took
water, and poured it into a wash-basin, and began to
wash the feet of his disciples, and to wipe them with
6 the towel which he had cast about his loins. And
when he came to Simon Cepha, Simon said unto
7 him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet ? Jesus said unto
him, What I do unto thee thou knowest not; but
8 after a while thou shalt know. Simon said unto him,
Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus said unto
him, Except I wash thee, thou hast no part with me.
9 Simon saith unto him, Then, Lord, thou shalt wash
192
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
13.9
i Bezae.
2 Or.
'apostle.'
not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. 9
Jesus saith to him, He that is bathed needeth not 10
save to wash his feet only, because he is clean every
whit : and ye also are clean, but not all of you. For 11
he knew who was betraying him ; therefore he said
this word. Now when he had washed their feet, he 12
took his garment, and sat down. He said unto them,
Know ye what I have done to you ? Behold, ye call 13
me Our Master and Our Lord : and ye say well ;
for so I am. And if I, your Master and your Lord, 14
have washed your feet; how much is it fitting that
ye also should wash one another's feet ? But I have 15
shewed you this example, that as I have done to you,
ye should do. 1
Verily, verily, I say unto you, There is no servant 16
who is greater than his lord ; and no messenger 2
greater than he who hath sent him. If ye know 17
and do these things, blessed are ye. I speak not of 18
every man : because I know those whom I have
chosen : but in order that the scripture may be ful-
filled which saith, He that eateth bread with me
hath lifted up his heel against me I tell you 19
before it come to pass, that when it is come to pass,
ye may know that I am he. Verily I say unto you, 20
He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me ;
and he that .... me he receiveth. And 21
when Jesus had said these things, he was troubled in
his spirit, and testified, and said, Verily I say unto
you, that one of you shall betray me. Then his dis- 22
ciples looked one on another, wondering of whom he
thus spake. Then one of his disciples said 23
who who was leaning Simon Cepha 24
beckoned to him, that he should ask about whom
14. 2. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 193
25. ... the disciple .... on .... unto him ....
26 he who dips .... the bread I shall give unto him.
27 And Jesus dipped the bread, and gave it to Juda,
the son of Simon Scariota. And after the bread Satan
had entered into him. . . . Jesus . . . unto him, That
28thou doest, do quickly. And not
29 they supposed Juda had the bag, 1 that 1 or, 'the
bag was
he had commanded him what he should buy for ^ith Judas
the feast, and what he should give to the poor.
30 Then when Juda had risen and received the bread,
31 he went out, and the time was night. And when he
was gone out, Jesus said, Behold, henceforth is the
Son of man glorified, arid God is glorified in him.
32 And God who glorifies him in himself, shall straight-
33 way glorify him. Children, yet a little while I am
with you. And ye shall seek me : as I said unto the
Jews, that whither I go, they cannot come; and behold,
34 1 say unto you also. But now a new commandment
I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have
35 loved you. For by this shall all men know that ye
are my disciples, if there be love in you one to
36 another. Simon Cepha said unto him, Lord, whither
goest thou ? He said unto him, Whither I go thou
canst not come now ; but afterwards thou shalt follow
37 me. Simon said unto him, Why cannot I follow thee ?
38 I will lay down my life now for thy sake. Jesus said
unto him, Wilt thou lay down my life for my sake ?
Verily I say unto thee, Before the cock has yet
crowed twice, thou shall deny me thrice.
14 Jesus said, Let not your heart be troubled : believe
2 in God, and in me ye are believing. There are many
mansions in the house of my Father, and if it were not
so, I would have told you that I go to prepare a place
13
194 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 14. 3
for you. And if 1 go and prepare for you, I will s
come again, and lead you unto myself; that where I
am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye 4
know, and the way ye know. Thoma said unto him, 5
Lord, we know not whither thou goest; how can
we know the way, what it is ? Jesus said unto &
him, I, I arn the way, and the truth, and the life :
no man cometh unto my Father, but by me. If 7
.... me, ye would have known my Father also : and
from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
Philip said unto him, Our Lord, shew us the Father, &
and it sufficeth us. Jesus said unto him, All the 9
long with you, and not .... he who hath
seen me .... my Father; .... and how ....
thou, shew us the F . . . Believe ye ... that I am 10
wanting, in the Father, .... and my Father in me 1 ? Verily 12
of r. ?o au I say he that believeth these works
.... that I do, he .... and greater than
that the Father may be glorified in his Son is
2 onitted 2 K ve l ve me > keep my commandments. And I ! |
will pray my Father, and he shall give you
3 < S paractete ' Comforter, 3 with you for ever ; . . . truth ; whom 17
the world .... receive him, .... has seen him
.... neither known him; but ye know him, who
dwelleth with you . . . and shall be [in] you. And i&
I will not leave you orphans : but I will come unto
you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me 19
not ; and ye shall see me : and I am living, and ye
shall live also. And in these days ye shall, know that 20
I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He 21
that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it
is that loveth me : and he that loveth me, he also shall
be loved of my Father, and I also will love him, and
15. 11. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 195
22 will manifest myself to him. Thoma saith unto
him, Our Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest
thyself unto us, and dost not manifest thyself unto
23 the world ? Jesus said unto him, He who loveth rne
will keep my word : and my Father will love him,
and we come unto him, and will make abode
24 with him. He who loveth me not, keepeth not my
words : and the word and that word is 1 not 1 T > <WM -'
25 mine, but his that sent me. These things have I
26 spoken unto you, whilst I am present with you. But
that Spirit, the Comforter, 2 whom my Father will
send unto you in my name, he shall teach you all
things, and he shall remind you of all that I have
27 said. Peace I leave with you, my own peace I give
unto you : not as I give .... be troubled,
28 .... and I come .... my Father who is greater
29 than I. And now you, when it is not yet
come to pass, that when it is come to pass, ye might
30 believe. Henceforth I will not talk with you : for the
prince of the world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
31 But that the world may know that I love my Father ;
as my Father commanded me, even so I do. Arise,
let us go hence.
15 I am the vine of truth, and my Father is the
2 husbandman. Every vine not fruit
4 that beareth .... much so also .... ye
5 can do nothing, without me. I am the vine,
and ye are the branches: He that is in me, and
6 I in him, .... ye can do no out as a
to branch which is withered, and is cast out ; and they
10 gather it, and throw it in my love ; even as
I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide
11 in his love. These things have I spoken unto you,
196 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 15. 12
. 12
I call you because the servant 15
knoweth not what his lord doeth : but I have called
1 Belae. you friends ; because all that I have heard from 1 my
Father .... you. And ye have not chosen me, 16
but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye
should go and bring forth .... and your fruit ....
that when ye shall ask anything of my Father in my
name, he may give it you. But this I command you, 17
that ye be loving one another. And if the world 18
know me before you the 19
world, the world .... its own : . . . . not
the world and I have chosen you out of the
world, therefore the world hateth you. And re- 20
member that I said unto you, The servant is not
greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me,
they will also persecute you ; and if they have heard
and kept my word, they will keep yours also. All 21
these things will they do unto you for my own name's
sake, because they know not him that sent me. And 22
if I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not
had sins : but now they have no excuse for their sins.
Because that whoso hateth me hateth my Father also. 23
2 syriac And if I had not done in their presence 2 the works 24
' eyes.
which none other man did, they had not had . . . now
. . . both seen and hated . . . also. But . . . word ... 25
3 paraciete ' m their law . . . when . . . Comforter 3 . . . unto you 26
from my Father, . . . from before . . . with me ... 27
But have I spokeu unto you, that ye 16
should not be offended. For they shall put you out 2
of their synagogues : and the hour cometh, that whoso
4 oiJttld. killeth you will think that he serveth God. 4 These 4
things have I spoken with you, that when the hour
16. 25. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 197
4 shall come, ye may remember that I told you these
things, which I told you not from the beginning,
5 because I was with you. But now that I go to him
that sent me, none of you asketh me, Whither goest
6 thou ? For because I have said these things unto
you, sorrow hath come and hath filled your hearts.
7 But I tell you the truth ; It is expedient for you that
I go away : because if I go not away, the Comforter 1
will not come unto you ; but when I have gone, I will
8 send the Comforter unto you. But when he is come, he
will reprove the world for its sins, and about its 2 right- 2 Or> <his ''
9 eousness, and about judgment: and about sins, that
10 they have not believed on me; but about righteousness,
n because I go to my Father, ... ye see me . . . about
13 judgment, . . . will guide you . . . truth: because
* ... of . . . mind ; but all ... he heareth . . . my
17 Father. And his disciples say to each other, What is
this that he saitb, ... A little while . . . and ye shall
not see me: and again a little while, and ye shall
see me : and that he said, I go my way to my
18 Father ? What then is this little while that he said ?
19 .... Jesus knew what were .... to ask
him ; he said unto them, .... Do ye seek for this
that I said unto you, . . . and ye shall not see me : .
20 a little while and ye shall see me ? Verily, verily,
I say unto you, That ye shall weep, and wail, and
sigh, and the world shall rejoice : ye shall be anxious,
21 but your sorrow shall become 3 joy. A woman 3 Bezae.
to who is in travail is sorrowful, because
23 say anything of my Father in my name
24 .... Hitherto ye have asked .... that . . . may
25 be fulfilled . . . cometh .... in proverbs ....
I shall shew you concerning my Father
198 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 16. 26
ye shall ask in my name 26
God into the world : 28
unto His disciples said unto him, . . . now 29
Belae. speakest thou, . . . and . . . proverb. Now we know 1 so
that thou ... all ... and . . . not ... we believe
that thou art sent . . . from God. Jesus said unto 31
them, Behold, now ye believe in me. Behold, 32
sBezae. ^he Dour CO meth, and 2 is come, that ye shall be
scattered, every man to his place, and shall leave me
alone : and I am not alone, because the Father is
with me. These things I have spoken unto you, that 33
in me ye might have peace : and in the world ye
shall have tribulation : but fear not, for I have over-
come the world.
And when Jesus had said these things, he lifted 17
up his eyes to heaven, and said, My Father, the hour
is come ; glorify thy Son, that thy Son may glorify
thee: as thou hast given him power over all flesh, that 2
to every one whom thou hast given him, he should give
eternal life. This is life eternal, that they should know 3
thee, that thou art the only . . . God, and him whom
thou hast sent, Jesus, the Christ. I have glorified thee 4
on the earth : and the work which thou gavest me to
do I have finished. And now also give me the glory, 5
my Father, from beside thyself, from that which thou
gavest me when the world was not yet. And I have 6
manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest
me out of the world ; for thine they were, and thou
gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
or, L* And now they 3 have known that all which thou hast 7
given me is from thee For the words which 8
.... I have given .... received .... and have
known surely but for them which thou bast 9
17. 26. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 199
10 given me ; for they are thine. And all that is mine is
thine, and thine is mine; and I am glorified in them.
11 And henceforth I am not in the world, and these
are in the world, and I come to thee. O my holy
12 Father, take, keep them in thy name. 1 While I was 1 The last
with them in the world. I kept them . of . "i
, omitted.
them .... except the son of perdition ; that ....
13 is written might be fulfilled. Now and
14 these in the world, not
15 of the world. I pray thee them
16 .... of the world, not
17 Sanctify thy .... is truth.
18 hast sent
19 .... their sakes .... myself, .... through the
20 truth for ... I pray . . . but also for ....
21 them which shall b . . . . through their word ; that
they all may be one, as thou that the world
22 may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory
which thou gavest me I have given them ; that they
23 may be one, even as we are one : I shall be with
them, and thou with me, that they may become
perfect in one; that the world may know that thou
hast sent me, and hast loved them, even as, Father,
24 thou hast loved me. And what thou hast given me,
I will that where I am, these may also be with me;
that they may behold the glory which thou hast given
me ; and that thou hast loved me before the world
25 was, rny righteous Father. And the world hath not
known thee : but I have known thee, and those have
26 known that thou hast sent me. And I have made
known unto them thy name, and will make it
known 2 : so that the love wherewith thou hast loved - ;J; e
me may be in them, and I also may be in them.
200 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 18. 1
These things spake Jesus, and went forth with his 18
disciples over the brook Kedron, [to] the mountain,
the place where there was a garden, and he entered
there, he and his disciples. But Juda, the betrayer, 2
knew that place : for many times Jesus came there
together with his disciples. But Juda, the betrayer, 3
brought with him a band, and some of the chief
priests and Pharisees, and officers, and a crowd of
people carrying lanterns and lamps, and he came
thither. And when Jesus saw all that came against 1 *
him, he went forth, saying unto them, What seek
ye? They say unto him, Jesus of Nazareth. He 5
saith unto them, I am he. But Juda also stood with
them. And as Jesus said these things, I am he, 6
they went backward, and fell to the ground. And 7
Jesus said to them again, Whom seek ye ? They say
unto him, Jesus of Nazareth. He said unto them, I &
have told you that I am he : if ye seek me, let [these]
go their way : that the word might be fulfilled which 9
he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost
none. Then Simon Cepha drew a sword, and smote i
the high priest's servant, and took off his right ear;
and the name of the man was Malchus. And Jesus ll
said unto Cepha, Put back the sword .... into its
place : the cup which my Father hath given me,
shall I not drink it ? And the band and the chiliarch 12
and the officers of the Jews bound him, and brought 13
him first to Hannan, the father-in-law of Caiapha,
* The scribe . . , i i , -J-r
has evi. which was the high priest of that year. Now 24
omitted a Hannan sent him bound unto Caiapha . .
line here
followed counsel to the Jews, that one man 14
Jesus, and
so did should die for the people. 2 But Simon Cepha and 15
another r r
discipje. 1 ^one of the disciples, who was known to the high
18. 27. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 201
priest, because of this he went with Jesus into the
palace.
19 Then the high priest asked Jesus about his dis-
ciples, who they were, and about his doctrine, what
20 it was. Jesus said unto him, I spake openly with
the world ; and at all times I taught in the syna-
gogue, and in the temple, and where all the Jews
are assembled; and in secret have I said nothing.
21 But now why dost thou ask me ? Ask them which
heard me, what I have spoken with them : behold,
22 they know what I have spoken. When he had thus
spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus
on the cheek, and said unto him, Dost thou thus give
23 an answer to the high priest ? Jesus said unto him,
I have spoken well : why smitest thou me ?
16 But Simon Cepha was standing without at
the [door]. And the disciple, which was known
unto the high priest, went out, and spoke to the
17 keeper of the door, and brought in Simon. When
.... the handmaid of the door-keeper saw him,
.... she said to him, Art thou not also one of this
man's disciples ? He saith unto her, not.
18 Now there was there and the officers, and
they had laid for themselves a fire in the court to
warm themselves, for it was freezing. Now Simon
also was standing with them, and warming himself.
25 ... these people . . . Art not thou also ... of his
disciples? But he denied it, and said, I am not.
26 And one of the servants of the high priest answered
(being his kinsman whose .... Simon had cut off),
.... to Simon .... I .... in the garden with
27 him ? And again he denied .... that not
the cock . . .
202 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 18. 28
.... led they Jesus from Caiaphas ..... to 28
*tQriu P e ~ * ne ^ a ^ ^ judgment, 1 to deliver him to the governor :
but they went not into the judgment-hall, that they
should not be defiled whilst they were eating the
unleavened bread. And Pilate went out unto them, 29
and said unto them, What accusation have you
against this man ? They answered, and said, If he 30
were not a malefactor, we would not even have de-
livered him up unto thee. Pilate said unto them, 31
Then take him, and judge him according to law.
The Jews said unto him, We have no power to put
.... to death :
[xviii. 32 to xix. 39 are lost.]
..... the body of Jesus, wrapped it in linen 19
clothes with the aromatic ointment, as was the law of 4(
the Jews that they should be buried. And there 41
was a garden in that place, and in the garden was a
sepulchre, in which no man had been buried. And 42
with haste they laid him there .... sabbath ....
for it was near to the place ....
...... the first day of the week, while it was 20
yet dark in the early morning, ....... Mary
Magdalene to the sepulchre, and saw that the stone
was rolled away, and lifted from the mouth of the
sepulchre. And she ran, she came to Simon Cepha, 2
and to that disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto
them, They have taken away our Lord out of the
sepulchre, and I know not where they have borne
him. And the two went forth to go to the sepulchre, 3
and they were running : . . . . disciple .... Simon, 4
and came .... and stooped down, . . . they when 5
.... to the sepulchre .... reached ..... and 6
20. 19. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 203
7 saw the linen clothes, and the napkin that was rolled
8 up together and placed apart. And then went in also
that disciple to the grave, and they saw and believed.
9 Because that until now they did not know from the
10 scriptures that he was to rise from among the dead. But
when the disciples saw these things, they went their
11 way. But Mary was standing by the grave and weeping:
12 and while she wasweeping,she looked at the sepulchre,
and saw there two angels in white garments, sitting
one at the pillows of the place in which Jesus had been
13 lying, and one at the [place of the] feet. Those angels
say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou ? and whom
seekest thou ? She saith unto them, Because they have
lifted away my Lord, and I know not where they
14 have laid him. And when she had said these things,
she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and
15 knew not that he was Jesus. But he said unto her,
Woman, why weepest thou ? and whom seekest thou ?
And she supposed that he was the gardener. She
said unto him, Sir, if thou hast taken him away, tell
me where thou hast laid him. I will go and take
16 him away. Then Jesus saith unto her, Mary. And
she understood him, and answered, saying unto him,
Rabbuli. 1 And she ran towards him that she might 10 ^!J?
17 touch him. But he said unto her, Touch me not ;
for I am not yet ascended to my Father : but go
unto rny brethren, and say unto them, Behold, I
ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to
18 my God, and your God. And Mary came and
told the disciples that she had seen our Lord, and
the things he had revealed to her she told unto
UBezae.
them.
19 And on the same day, which was the first of
204 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 20. 19
the week, in the place where the disciples were, and 19
the doors were shut for fear of the Jews, came Jesus,
and stood amongst them, and saith unto them, Peace
be with you. And when he had so said, he shewed 20
them his hands and his side. And when the disciples 21
saw him, they were glad. Again he said unto them,
Peace be with you : even as my Father hath sent
me, send I you. And when he had said these things, 22
he breathed in their faces, and said unto them, Re-
ceive ye the Holy Ghost : whose soever sins ye remit, 23
they are remitted unto him ; and whose ye retain
1 Cod., 'he is against him, they 1 are retained.
retained.
But Thoma, one of the twelve, was not there 24
with the others when Jesus came unto them. They 25
say unto him, Our Lord is come, and we have seen
him. He saith to them, Except I shall see his hands,
and the place of those nails, and shall stretch forth
my finger into the places, and shall stretch forth my
hand into his side, I will not believe.
And after eight days, on the next first [day] of the 26
week, the disciples were assembled together in the
house, and Thoma with them : and the doors were
shut. Jesus came and stood amongst them, and said
unto them, Peace be with you. Then be said to 27
Thoma, Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands ;
and put thy hand on my side : and be not faithless.
Thoma said unto him, My Lord and rny God. Jesus 2 ^
saith unto him, Now that thou hast seen me, thou
hast believed in me : blessed are they that have not
seen, and have believed in me.
And many [other] signs did Jesus shew to his 30
disciples, which are not written in this book : but 31
these that are written, are that ye may believe that
21. 11. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 205
31 Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God ; that ye may
believe in him, and may live by his name.
21 After these things Jesus appeared to his dis-
ciples at the lake of Tiberias ; and appeared to
2 them on this wise. When they were assembled
all together, Simon Cepha, and Thoma, and Na-
thaDael, he who was of Catana of Galilee, and the
sons of Zebedee, and two others of the disciples,
3 Simon saith unto them, I go a-fishing. They say
unto him, We also go with thee. And they went up,
and sat in the boat ; and on that night they caught
4 nothing. And when the day was breaking, 1 Jesus 1R - V
came and stood on the shore of the lake : and his
5 disciples understood not that it was he. He said
unto them, Children, have ye aught to eat 2 ? They
6 say unto him, No. He said unto them, Cast your
net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find.
And when they had cast as he had said unto them,
they sought to pull the net into the ship, and they
could not for the weight of many fishes which it
7 held. Then said the disciple whom Jesus loved unto
Simon, This is our Lord. So when Simon heard that
it was our Lord, he took his coat, and girt it about
his loins, and cast himself into the lake, and was
swimming, and came, for they were not far from the
8 land. But the rest of the disciples were coming in
9 the boat, dragging the net ; and as they went up on
the dry land, they found before Jesus live coals of fire,
10 and fish lying thereon, and bread also laid. Jesus
saith unto them, Bring ye of those fish which ye
11 have now caught. And Simon went up, and drew
the net to the dry land quite full : and they found
in it great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three : and
206 THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 21. 12
IR.V. with all this weight the net was not rent. 1 Jesus 12
Bezae.
2R *v. saith unto them, Come and break your fast. 2 And
none of the disciples durst ask him, Who he was.
for they were believing that it was he. And Jesus 13
took the bread and the fish, and blessed them, and
gave to them. This was the third time that Jesus 14
appeared to the disciples after he rose from the
dead. And when they had eaten, Jesus saith to 15
Simon, Thou [art] Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou
me ? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord. He saith unto
him, Feed my lambs. Again Jesus saith to him, i&
Thou [art] Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me
much ? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord. He saith
unto him, Feed my sheep. Again Jesus saith unto 17
him, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me ? Simon
was grieved because three times Jesus spake thus
unto him. Simon said unto him, Thou knowest
all things ; thou knowest that I love thee. And
he said, Feed my flock. Verily, I say, When 18
thou wast a young man, thou didst gird thy loins,
and didst walk whither thou wouldest: and when
thou shalt be old, thou shalt lift up thy hands, and
another shall gird thy loins, and shall drive thee
whither thou wouldest not. But this he said, by 19
what death Simon should g . . . God. And when he
had said these things, he saith unto Simon, Follow
me. Simon turned about, and saw that disciple whom 20
Jesus loved following him; he who had lain on Jesus'
breast at supper, and had said to him, Lord, which is
he that betrayeth thee? When Simon saw him follow- 21
ing him, he said unto him, And what of this man, Lord ?
Jesus saith unto him, If I will that this one tarry till 22
I come, what is that to thee ? Follow thou me now.
21. 25. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 207
23 And this saying went abroad among the brethren,
that that disciple should not die : but Jesus had not
said concerning him, that he should not die ; but, If
24 I will that he tarry till I come. This is the disciple
which testified about these things, and wrote them :
25 and we know that his testimony is true. And Jesus
did many other things, which, if they were written
one by one, the world would not suffice for them.
Here endeth the Gospel of the M&pharr%she four
books. Glory to God and to his Christ, and to his
Holy Spirit. Let every one who reads and hears and
keeps and does [it] pray for the sinner who wrote [it].
May God in his tender mercy forgive him his sins in
both worlds. Amen and Amen.
APPENDIX I.
List of words and phrases in the " Textus Receptus "
which are omitted in this Version ivithout a full
equivalent.
MATTHEW.
I.
6. o /3a<rtXevs before e-/eWv;<7e. 17. ovv.
18. 'Irfaou. 20. ISov.
25. icai OVK e<yii>u}ffKei> ai>7T)i> t ews ov avrij 1 } tov Trpwroroicov.
II.
8. aKptfiws. 9. icai idov. 10. affro&pa, 13. iSov.
19. ifiov. 22. eV2 7^9 'lovBaias. 23. OTTW<S.
III.
3. 7/> 0wi/r) fiowvros eV T?J epr)/jLw-evdeJas iroie?re ras
Tptfiov? airrov.
9. do^rj-re eV eayTo?v. 10. oi)f *roXoV.
16. 'Irjffovs evOvs avrta. 17. t'^ov.
IV.
2. vaTepov. 7. IlaXtj/. 9. Travra. 11. <cow.
12. o 'I^ffot/s. 13. Ka.TWKijffevei' opt'oiv. 16. /we'iya.
17. MeTai/oetTe 7/.
18. T^S FaXtXa/a? TOV \eydfievov He-rpov.
21. TOJ/ TOW ZejSedai'ov TOV o^eX0oV avrov. 22. evdcioa,
24. /cat a7r?;X0ei/ ?) /co^ avrov et's o'Xi/i/ T^f 'EvpiavKaKU)*
KO.C Trapa-
14
210 MATTHEW V. 2 IX. 37.
V.
2. ai'o/fas TO atofia ainov ed
11. pijfio. "fyevcofievoi. 12. TOV9 irpo vfiwv,
13. e en. 19. ovv. 27. rot? np^ai'oiy. 28. /'/
30. *ra< et ?} eid aov X 'P aKavCaXi^et ae, eKKotyov avr^v icae
/3d\e OTTO aov' avfi(fiepei fjap aot iva airo\r)?ai et> tusv [teXwv
aov, KOI firf o\ov TO awfia aov ft\rj6fj ei<t ^eevvav.
31. e'. 33. IlaXti/ rot? ap-^at'ot-iaov. 39. ceftai/.
44. ew\o<y6?T6 TOW? Kmapwfievovi vfiu^ t Trotetre TOVS juiaovisra?
v^s Trr]peadi>Twi> vfias KOI.
47. <cai eav aaTraarjaOe Toi>9 a^eX0ov9 vftwv fiovov, TI irepiaaov
rre ; oi-x< *a ot TeXwi/a/ oi/rw iroiouaiv ;
VI.
1. n^oVe^eTe el Ce /t^/e. 2. ovv. 4. aov.
5. <cat OTO.V 7rpoaev%i] t OVK eaij wavep ol VTroKpnat, ore
<f)t\ouaiv lv Ta?9 avva^wfatf /cat eV TO?9 fjtttnUM 7u>v Trkcneiwv
t<TTiIrre9 TrpoaevxeaOai, OTTWI av (foavwai TO?? avOpwTroi*}' ajUTjv
Xe'-^ii' vfilv, OTI uTre^ovai TOI/ f.nadbv airruiv.
6. ffou after 7afi.ielov eroi> after Qvpav eV Ta* (fiavepw.
VIII.
5. E/<reX0o'j/Tt Ce Tip 'lyaov e/9 K.a.7rcpi>aovfi. 6. Ky/3e.
7. o 'Ij/ffot)?. 8. fJiovov. 16. T irvvp.a-a.
17. TO? 7r/jo0;Toy. 20. atrip. 21. Kiywe.
22. o ce > Iiy<rot'9. 24. /^ow. 28. e/9 TO Trcpav.
32. /cow /cat aTre.Qa.vov cv To?9 vCaaiv.
IX.
9. o 'I^ffo^?. 12. I/y<7ow9 rtirro??. 14. avrit).
20. oirtadev. 21. povov. 22. 'lijaovsicwi' av-i)i>.
25. TO Kopaaiov. 27. vat Xe'
28. 'InffoS?. 32. tov.
34. o< ce Qapiaaiot e\c~fov, 'Ef Tit- (
c/c/3XXe< Ta CaifJ.6viu.
35. ei' Tit- Xau5. 37. /<c'.
MATTHEW X. 1 XIV. 35. 211
X.
1. fiaOrfTu^^Truaav before [naXaiciav.
2. o Xe'yo' / Mei/o9- o aeX0o9 airrov after 'liedi'vi]?.
3. /cat Ae/3/3atos o eVticXiy^et? 0aato9.*
6. ftaXXov. 11. r) Kw/itrjvev avrrj. 13. TJ agi'a.
19. TrtD? iy. 24. ove oe)Xo9 UTTG/J TOV Kvpiov avrov.
32. ovve[nrpo<T0ei> Ttav avOpwirtav.
XL
10. <TOW after o6v. 17. /cat X
XII.
36. Tre^t avrov, 38.
45. /te#' eavroveiceivov.
47. e<7T6 e' Tts ai>7w, 'ISov, i) ft^rijp ffov ical ol
w ctnyKaffi, fcijTovvrev aoi \a\ijffai.
49. 'I^o v.
XIII.
1. OTTO T/y9 OlKl'aS. 2. WffTC.
5. ^ta TO ^t^ e'x 6 "' /3a0o? 7^*. 9. aicoveiv.
11. TWI/ ovpavwv. 12. /cai TrepiffaevOrjaerai.
15. /cat iTTiff-rpetytaai, /cat laaw^iai airrov^. 20.
25. airrov. 26. Tore. 27. e ovi'. 28. ^e
29. ^e. 30. /toy. 31. Trape.6i)Kev.
32. wore Top ovpavov. 33. e\a\ijaeif avrots.
35. OTTO /caTa/3o\//v Koa/uov. 36. 6 'lrjirov<? airnp.
39. o ce exdpds. 40. TOVTOV. 43. a9 o 17X409.
44. ITaXti/. 45. :aXov9. 48. e/s a<^( n (e'ia.
51. Xe'yet avro<9 6 'I^ffow9 Kv/e. 53. /cat c
55. TOt) T/CTOI/O9.
XIV.
2. evep^ovffiv eV ai>Ta5. 6. eV Tp /teVa>. 7. o
12. 7rpoffe\0dvres. 13. o 'Ij/ffot/v. 35. o\i;> e
* We have instead /cat 'loyScuos <5 roC 'laKufiov.
212 MATTHEW XV. 1 XIX. 29.
XV.
1. TU. 'Irjffov. 8. ey*fi'ei fioi TO) aTofian avrwv.
13. fiov. 14. Ti>0Xot. 16. o e 'I;<rows. 22.
27. 7/> awo TttJf Y r 'X'' tt " / T( *' l/
28. o 'I^<roi)s ai>7TJ. 30. TOW
31. /ciXXov9 v^fieii. 33. UVTUJ
XVI.
2. 'Otyi'as fyei/o/ieVjy? Xefyere, Ev^/a' Trvppa^ei yap 6 ovpavos.
3. *ru Trpwi, ^tjfiepov ^eiftw^' irvppd^ei yap arvyva^iav o
ovpavoi. VTTOKpnai, TO /te*/ irpoaunrov -rov oiipavov yivwaKeTG
Siaitpiveiv, ra ^e ffrjfiela TUIV Kaipwv ov Svvaode ;
6. 'Opare /cat. 7. \eyovres. 8. airrois.
12. TOW aprov.
XVII.
12. ovrw. 13. TOW Ba7TTTTof). 14. ouTw after 7rpofft/\0cv.
15. Kvpie. 19. TiT 'Itjaov.
20. o 5e 'I^eroi)? evrevOev eicei.
21. Tovro dc TO fyeVo? ot>/c eKTropeverai, el fjiij ei> 7rpoaev)(ij /cat
26. o IleT^os. 27. eiceii>oi> \afiwv.
XVIII.
1. Tii5 'I^ffot). 7. eiceivw TO
9. o00aXyttou9 after ^vo. 10. eV ovpavois.
11. ^X^e fya/3 o 1<O9 TO// avOpwTrov a&aai TO a
14. efiirpoadev. 15. uVa<ye /cat /udvov. 20. e/ce?.
22. o 'l^ffoDs Xe'<ya> <rot eajv. 25. /cat cnro&oOrjvai.
26. ffot. 27. o Kvpios TOV Cov\ov eicelvov.
29. 6<9 TOV9 7To'^a9 UVTOV - TTftl^Ta - ffOt. 30. aTTeX^WI'
31. ff(f>ddpa. 34. Trai/ avTip. 35. Ta TrapaTnta^ara
XIX.
2. eVe?. 3. avTtp. 4. an-' a/!>xV 9 avTOV9.
5. /cat eiTrev. 7. ovj/ /cat a7ro\vcrai avTi'jv.
9. /cat o aTro\G\v/A.evijv fya/t?/<ra9 ^ot^aTat. 15.
16. t'^OV. 17. e - OV^6t9 - t /A?) - O 060'9.
27. 'I<5ou. 29. ^ Trarepa if
MATTHEW XX. 1 XXIII. 31. 213
XX.
1. 70/3. 2. TU>V epfyarwif. 4. oi Ce UTrrfKOov.
6. aptyovs. 7. teal o eav rj di'icaiov \^^ea0e.
8. TOV aju,ire\u>vos. 17. fia6tjra<i.
21. EtVe.
22. /cat TO ySaTTTtoyta, o e<yiv foaini^ofLai, ftaTniaOrjvai avTw.
23. /cot TO /BaTniff/ua, o e<yw fta-im't^o/nai, fiaTrna6r}aeff6e,
XXI.
23. SlftdoKOVTl. 25. OVV.
28. *rai Trpoffe\6wv ff^uepov fiov. 29. o 2e aT
30. irpoaeKOwv. 32. ov before
34. avrov after KapTrov?. 38. eV tav
41. avTw after aTroSwaovaiv. 43. avrtj?.
44. <ceu o Trefftav eVi TOV \i6ov TOWTOJ/ avv&XdaO'tjaeTai, e'0' of
a/ near, Xt/cttjffet aindv.
XXII.
4. TO apia-rov /nov ijToif^aaa, ol -ravpoi fiov KO.I ra ffiriff-ra
reOvfieva.
7. 'Amoved?. 9. Stegd&ovs.
17. etVe ovf ij fiii>.
24. *ru avaffTTjaei aTrepfia TW a$ek<pw avfou.
25. 7ra>' M,r/ fyayU7ffa9. 34. eVi TO O.VTO. 35.
XXIII.
2. Xe'<ywi>. 3. owi/ Tr/pelv, TtjpeiTe /cat.
4. 70^9 /cat SutrftaffT-aKT-a Tip e ^a/cTV\w ainwv-0e\ovai.
8. Se <ya/> o X/>ffT09. 10. efs 7/9 ea-rtv.
13. Ovat ^e v/t?i/, <ypcifi[iarei<} /cat <bapiaaioi, inroKpnai, ore
Ta? ot'jcta? TWI/ ^rjpwf, /cat Trpo<pdaei jiaicpa Trpoaev-
' &ia Tovro \jjifreadc irepiaaovepov icpifia.
14. /c\e/6T6. 17. 7a/>. 19. ^w/>ot /cat -70^.
26. /cat T^? Trapotyi'dos.
27. otrtves egwfav ficv 0atVoi>Tat wpaioi. 31. e
214 MATTHEW XXIV. 2 XXVIII 7.
XXIV.
2. o e 'Iijffov? ov. 3. airrw. 7. icai \oifiol. 17. it.
26. ovv. 31. avrwv. 38. eV Tats ijfiepai<i Tats -ijs yjjie
XXV.
4. avrwit after afyyet'o*?. 8. iffiwv.
9. 'ATreKpi'drjffai' e ^waAXoi/. 11. /cat at XotTrat Kvpie.
XXVI.
22. airrw. 23. o
24. o vt'os TOW avOpwirov before irapaBtBorai o
25. ainov. 28. r /a/>. 29. TOVTOW tttunft.
33. ^e avTw /cat. 36. eVet. 42. CTT' efiov.
46. t'^ow. 51. avrov after fia^aipav. 52. <ro
53. a/3Tt ^tou. 61. TO<) 0eo<). 64. 6 'Irjffous
71. eVe?. 73. Sfj\dv ffe Troiei.
XXVII.
2. Hoi/Ttw. 3. autov. 9. 'lepefiiou.
11. o ifflefjubv before \e^wv. 21. OTTO TWV 5wo.
22. ovv awraj. 23. o e ij^ef^wv. 24. TO? fiiicaiov.
27. o\i/i>. 28. /cat eicdvaavTes avtov.
33. 09 effTt \eydfievos Kpaviov TOTTOS.
35. ti/a ir\rjpu)0rj TO prjOev VTTO TO? 7rpo(/)^TOv AiefiepiaavTO T
ifiaiia fiov eat/Tot?, <cat eVt TOI/ ifiaTifffiov fiov ej3a\oi> K\i)pov.
37. OWTO'S e'ffTti/.
46. TOWT' effTt, Gee ^tow, Gee' /toy, ivari fie e'<y/caTe'Xt7res ;
51. t^ov ets vo ew? KCLTW.
58. TO'TC TO afbfjia after a7roo#//i/at.
XXVIII.
2. irpoae\6wv OTTO T/ys 6vpa<s. 3. XeiKoi/.
4. *cat *fevoi>7o. 5. 2e. 6. 70/3 o
7. OTTO TW/
MARK I. 13 V. 23. 215
MARK.
I.
13. ev rtj eprjfua. 14. riys y3a<rtXetO9. 15. KOI Xe'<ywi>.
17. fGveaOai. 19. eiceidev.
21. teat eiffTropevovrai e/'s K.a.7repi>aov/LL evdew<s eloeXOuiv.
22. ainov<s. 24. v Ea. 27. ware ffv^rjreivTi eff-rt TOUTO ;
28. evOvs. 29. eu0e'a>9. 30. tcareiceiro. 31.
32. o^i'ay ^e ^evofievrjs JT/JOV ainovKal TOW?
34. Ka/caJs e^oj/ra? 7ro*c'Xats vdffOl9-~Ta Batfidvia.
35. evvv)(ov a/a<7Ta9. 37. ''Or*. 39. alrrwv.
42. *roi 6tVo'*'TO9 ainov uTrffkOev air airrov if \eTrpa.
43. evOews e*fe/8a\ei> airtov.
II.
22. o j/e'os. 27. ow^ o avOpWTTO'i Bia TO ffafiflarov.
28. ra.
III.
5. ?} %6</> airrou. 6. /CUT' airrou. 7. T)KO\ovOf]ffav
8. /cat OTTO T/ys 'Ioiyta/as wX^o? TroXw.
11. orai/ avtov eOeiapet.
17. TOW 'laKwfiovo effTiv Yloi ftpovrijy. 19. Kai ainov.
IV.
4. *: efyeVeTO TOW ovpavou.
5. oVov OVK er^e fyJ/i/ Tro'XXj/v evdeivs. 11.
15. oVoy ffTrci'pcrai o Xo'tyos.
V.
2. ei>6ew<} e/c TWI/ fivrjfietwv.
4. a TO airrov 7ro\\a.Ki^ Tredais /cat aXw<re<rt
10. TToXXtt. 12. 7Tai/T6S - Xe'^OJ/TCV.
13. evdeia? o 'IrjffOvs *CT TOI) KpijfJ.vov. 14. TOVS
19. o ^e 'Ii;ffo)s\ 21. eV riT, TrXo/w TraXti/ /cat yf Kt
23. TroXXa OTTWS ataOfj.
216 MARK VI. 10 VIII. 38.
VI.
10. ical e'Xeryej/ air
11. afirjv X0y<0 v/juv, dveKTO-repov earai "Socdjiiot? -fj Yofioppoi'i
ev ijfiepa icpiaews, fy TTJ TrdXei eKeivrj.
14. evep^ovffiv al dvvdjieis ev avrw. 16. etc veKpwv.
21. ical rjevojuevT]? fj/u.epas evicatpov. 22. 3 *ai> 6e\i)f.
23. "OT< o e'aV ^te a'nTjorfi, CW<TW aoi.
25. /iera aTrovcrj^ tj-rijaaTo. 26. avrfjv adeTtjffai.
27. e&Otm o y3a<rt\eus eVeTafej/. 28. TT)I/ Kef^aXrjv awrot).
31. w/te?s airrol TOTTOV.
33. WTra'yoj'Tas o< o^Xot e/ce?, ai Trporj\0ov ovrovs.
34. o 'I^ffot)? TroXXa. 35. aura5.
36. KO< Ku>/j.a<i T/fyo/9 (fra^iiaaiv OVK
37. o 2e aTTOKpiOels. 38. /cat <yj/o'i'Te9.
39. ffVfnroffta ffv/iiiroaia ^\ay>a. 44.
48. *rai ?rept rerdprrjv (fivXaKrjv T^S j/y/cro
49. cai ^apd'xdtjtrav. 51. \/aj/ e'*: TrepiaaovKai l
53. a< Trpoffivp/niffOrjaav.
55. e/ce/i/jyi/, tjp^avro OTTOU IJKOVOV OTI eicei e'<m.
56. ainou after i]iriov-fo,
VII.
1. T<Ws TWV.
2. Ttj/a? TWJ/ Koivais TO)T' eaTiv^efienifravTO.
3. Trvf/uij. 4. oXXa /cat ^aXiciwv KOI K\ivSiv.
6. Ce uTroicpidet? TU)J/ vTTOKpnwv.
8. 'A06J/T69 ^ya/9 T^J/ eVToX^f TOW Geot), Kpmeire TJ)J> Trapd-
dofftv TUIV avOpunriav, (Btnnifffiovs %ea-rwv ical Trovrjpiwv, Kal aXXa
Trapofioia Totat/ra TroXXa Troieire.
9. Ka< e\e*/ev au7oi9. 11. o eVrt, Cwpov. 12. ert.
13. ?J TrapeSwKine. 14. yrtow. 18. ^vj/arat.
19. e/9 rof a<f)ecpwva. 20. eXeye e. 21. eawOev.
24. eiceiOev *rai 2<wi/O9.
25. 70/9 7re^>< airrov TOV9 7ro'2a9. 26. "
27. 7/>. 28. inreKpiOtj KCU Nai vTroKama rij?
34. <? 6<TT<, " ^lavoi'^drjri."
VIII.
1. o 'I^<rot)9. 10. evOews. 12. airrov. 19. eVXatra.
26. /tjyCe eiTrys TIVI ev 7ij Ktafitj. 29. 'ATroKpidels e.
34. /*o<. 35. fvcKcv ejiov. 38. 7/.
MARK IX. 3 XL 33. 217
IX.
3. \iavoTa iyj/a0ei>9 eV< -r^s 7/79 ov livva-rai \evKavai.
4. Tit> lijaov. 6. 7/>. 7. Ae'iyovtra. 8. ^e^'
11. et. 12. yu.6i>. 16. Toi>9 ^papna-Tels,
19. eu;9 3roT before avej-ojuu TT/SO'S /ie.
23. dvvaffai TU) Triff-revovTi. 24. ^era Saicpvwv.
25. TU> aKdOdpru.'. 27. *:a< nveorrj. 34. eV Try o^
36. /cat ei'a^Ka\tffdftei>o>i avro. 37. a< 09 eai' e'^we
38. os ov/c a/coXov^e? iffiiv. 39. "Irycrot/s fivva/niv
44, 46. OTTOV o ffKiaXrjt; avtwv ov re\evra, KOI TO TTI)/> ov fffiev-
46. e<? TO Trvp TO ua/Seffrov. 47. TOW irvpos. \vviai.
49. /ca Triiffa Overi'a a\l
X.
1. jrdXtf before efiiSafficev,
2. *ri Trpoae\66vT'i ol Qapiaaloi.
7. *r< 7rpoffKO\\t}Or'j(reTnt irpo<} Trf
8. wffTe. 11. GTT avrrjv.
16. *ra< eva^KaKiffafievo? avTtt. 19. /UT) airoaTepr/ffi]?.
21. Sevpo. 25. elaeXOetv. 26. Xe'yot'Te?' 27. 2
28. tffl* tjpgaro. 29. ?/ <yvvaiica.
32. a/co\oi0ot)i'T69 TraXti'. 37. 6*9 . . . c?s.
38. o e-yw ySaTTT/fo/iat. 39. ^tev.
42. o ce 'I^ffot/s ^oroDj/T69 KOI ol fie<yd\oi avrw
47. 'Iqffov. 52. o ^e 'I^<roD9 Tip 'Irjrrov.
xr.
1. ai>TO?9. 3. TV Troie'iTe TOVTO ; airrov. 4. /t0o'^ov.
5. avT?9. 6. /co/ a<fiiJKav atrrovs. 7. TO*' irw\ov avriv.
8. aXXot e <TTO<y3a^a9 cKoirrov e/CTwi/ &ev8pwv, KOI ea-rpwvvvov
<9 T^ ocov.
10. eV ovojiaTi 'Kvpt'ov 'Q<rai/i/. 11. o 'I)/<Toi)9.
13. eV avr^jv 7/>- 14. o 'lijaovt.
15. o 'lijffov^ Ka-reffTpeifre. 17. avTot9. 21. t^e.
23. 7/5 avTu5 5 eoj/ ewr^. 24. a'nelade.
26. e< ^e V
ta 7rupainu)fi.<na
28. T*/a rat/Tfl wot)/?; 31. 7r/>o9 eai/Toi. 32. oi>rw<t.
33. /cat aTTOKpidevre? Tip 'Itjaov.
218 MARK XII. 1 XV. 28.
XII.
1. airroT?. 2. Trapa TOII/ fyewpywv.
4. Kai ira\tv aWoretXe Trpo? airrovs aXXo> Cov\ov' Kaicelvov
\i6ofto\'tjffav7e<i eK<f)a\aiti}aav t KOI air
6. en ovvKal airrov ea^arov. 9. ovv. 10.
14. rj ov; Swjiev. 16. Ka. 33. KCU e
36. 7o/>. 37. oui/. 38. airrotv.
44. o\ov tbv fiiov dirrij^.
XIII.
2. UTTOKpiOels /te<yaXa9. 4. Travra.
5. UTTOKplOel'illp^aTO.
9. B\e7T6T6 e itfieis tavrovs^Kai etv
11. fJ.i}Se fie\Tine. 14. TO prjOev VTTO
18. } 0i/7^ w^uwi/. 20. Kvptos. 23.
33. BXeVere TroVe ecmv.
XIV.
3. TO uXaftaarpov. 5. tTravw. 7. ev.
8. S et^ei/ Tf. 9. TOVTO \a\t]6)]tTTai. 10.
19. Kat a\Xo9, M/} Tt e-yt^j 20. 'O e in
22. 0O76T6. 23. 7rafT69. 27. eV
31. /c Trepiatrov. 33. /te$' eavrov.
34. fteiva-re wee Kal <ypt]~(opei-re. 36. o Tranjp.
41. TO Xotirof ajre'^et. 43. evdeia?. 45. e\^tl)v paf3/3i.
46. airrwv. 63. xpet'av e^o^tei/ fiaprvpwv.
65. *caJ TrepiKa\VTneiv TO Trpoawjrov avrov auTtp after Xe'/etv.
66. KOTW, cp^erai. 68. *rat akeicrtap e(pwv)jffe.
70. *:a< } XaXta <row ofioui^ei. 71. o ^e rjpgaro.
72. /cat eVi/SaXwi/.
XV.
1. evOettis TO avvecpiov. 4. eTTtjpumjaev. 8. x:a#a>s ae*.
11. /taXXoi/. 21. vapd'fov7a. 22. ToVo?. 23. Trieiv.
24. T<V T*' a/J 77. 26. eTri^e^fpafifievtj.
28. *cai eirXrjpwdrj y 7/ )a 0'} 7 ) \e~jovaa, Kat ^teTa avdfiwv
MARK XV. 29 LUKE III. 36. 219
29. Kal ot ira.pairopev6fjif.voi. 33. e*0' o\rjv rtjf 'ytjv.
34. o 'Irjffov? S effTi fieOepfirjvevdfievof, o GeoV fiov, o Geo's
flOV, 6t9 ri flC <y*raTe'Xt7re9.
35. 'Ifiov. 40. tV af9 iyf /eai.
42. icat vjSrj oifri'av lyevofiei'rjs, eirel r/i Trapafftcevrj, o effTi irpo. . . .
44. Trd\at. 46. KUI icaOeXwv airrdv.
XVI.
3. eic T^9 9vpa<i. 4. 'i\v *f
8. O.TTO TOV fivtjfiet'ov. ei%e e avrris Tpdfio? Kal 6 V cffTa<rt9.
Also . 920.
LUKE.
I.
7. ainwv. 9. TOW Kvpt'ov. 10. ew. 12.
48. /^ov. 49. o SviraTov. 60. cnroKpidciaa.
63. \e^fwi>Kai edavfiaaav 7roi/Te9.
64. 'Avew^Or/ e TO ff?dfia avrov t ? \a\et. 65. T pr^
66. ?r>Tee ot /cov<roi/Te9 ya. 68. Kiyo9.
70. eXaXi/ffe. 76. 7/>.
II.
4. :ot Trarptus. 5. fiefti'tjarevfte^tf. 17. TOVTOV.
19. TO prjua-ra. rav-ra. 20. *rot aivovvre? iraoiv. 22. ore.
25. t'ow. 27. 7re/>t airrov. 40. irve
46. eyevero. 51. eV T^ icapBia avrrjs.
III.
3. i/Xflei/. 4. \e^ovro<t. 5. *t TTI/. 7. VTT' auToS.
8. eV taiTOt9. 10. Xe'7oi>T69 oiV. 11. '
12. At^aff/caXe. 15. iravtmv. 16. o 'Iwdj'i'i/
19. ^tXtWov. 21. eVyeVeTO. 22. \e^ovaav.
23. apxdftevoy. 36. TOI) KatVav.*
* We have instead of this " Of Helam."
220
LUKE IV. 2 VIII. 18.
IV.
2.
4.
5.
8.
11.
16.
18.
20.
30.
39.
43.
/cat OVK <f)aryev ovSev ei> rats rjfiepais
Kat aTreKpidrj aXA,' tV< Travel pj]fj,cm Qeov.
6*9 o/30<? vtyrj\bv. 6. o ta/3oXo9. 7. ovv.
YTro^ye oTrtaw fiov, 2aTai/a 7/>. 9.
TOJ/ Tro'^a <roi>. 12. "Ort etprj-rai. 13.
laaaaOai TOVS avvrTpi/j.fjiei>ov^ Trjv KapBt'av.
fV T?y avvajw^TJ ol o(f)da\fjLol. 29.
tTropevero. 38. rai i]pu>Trjffav airrov irepl airrys.
/cat tVtffTa? eTrdvia avff^t. 41. o
ort ets TOWTO
V.
3. CV TOJJ' 7T\OIU)V, O VfV TOW S/ytiWJ'OS - aVTO>.
12. *:ai t'ryeVeTO <ca< t^ow. 15. WTT' O.VTOV.
8. IleT/3O9.
VI.
19. o o^Xos. 22. orai/ before atpopiataaiv. 36. o
38. TreTTieff/u.ei'ov icai aeaa\,evfievov.
40. KanfpruTftdroy $e Trat ea7ai ais o ^t^aff/caXo? airrov.
42. / ov /3XeVte>i/.
48. 5fU>lO9 ztrriv rede^eXiwro <yap CTTI Tr
1. avrov. 7.
10. uaOevovv7a.
31. 6t?re e
33. up-rov oivov.
40. Kt uTTOKpideis.
44. Toi/9 TroBas after
47. ffo*.
VII.
ow^e efiaurov rj^i'wefa irpds ae.
11. eiyeVero iicavoi. 20. o/
. 32. *ra< \*[ov<nv.
37. Kat t'ou. 38. rjpmo.
42. eVe. 43. 'ATroicpiOeis Se.
/iow. 46. e\a/w T^I/ Kefaikrjv ftov.
VIII.
1. /cat eryeVeTo /cat
5. TOI> airopov ainou Toy ovpavov. 6. (fouev.
7. /cat avfispveiaai al uKavOai. 18. ovv.
LUKE VIII. 20 XL 33. 221
20. Kai ehnffftfeXij. 21. avrdv. 22. Kai aVw;
24. Kai eiravaavro. 30. elafjXOev. 34. dz
36. Kai oi itidi>
37. T^y 7repi^it)povfie^fd\w. 40. 'EryeVeTo fie. 41. li
43. ?^Tt9 et9 tarpovs irpoaava\waaaa o\ov TOI/ fiiov.
44. Trapa^pr/fia. 45. /cat ot ytteT* avrov.
47. awTow after ?/Y raTO avrip after asn/'yyctXei'. 48. Odpaei.
52. XXa. 54. e:y3aXajf e|-w Traj/Tas.
IX.
2. TOW? dadevovv7a<s. 1 . VTT' avTovVTrd Tivtav.
22. f'/^X' 23. 7T/9O9 TravTU,<i /t:a0' ijftepav. 29. e<yevero.
30. omi/69 rjaav. 35. Xe'fyowffa. 37. 'EfyeVeTo ^e.
38. t^ov. 39. t'ow Kpd^ei. 43. o 'Iijtrovs.
45. tpwrijaai. 48. ayTot9. 51. 'EiyeVeTo ^e.
54. u>s /cat HA,<a9 tTroiijffe.
55. 2T^>a0et9 at enrev, OVK ol'&aTe oiov TrvevfiaTO? care vfiets.
56. o fya/o ft os Toy avQpunrov oi>K rf\6e Y ru X as avdpunrwv
Tro\eaai, XXa awaai.
57. eiyeVeTO e K.vpie. 59. Kvpte. 60. o 'I^ffovs.
61. aJ.
X.
1. 6 Kv/9<o9. 13. Kadrj fievai. 20. fid\\ov.
23. KUT* iCiiav. 25. iSov.
31. ai/rt . . . 32. i\6tLv BKTI . . . 34. ffitoi/.
35. t^eXOwv avTuJ. 36. ovi'. 37. oi)*'. 38. 'E<yeVeTO.
40. TroXX^ ovv. 41. ftepifivas Kai Tvpj3di) Tre.pl TroXXa.
42. evos Ce ctTTt
XI.
1. Kat tfye'i/eTO /cat.
2. vfiujv o ev rot's ovpavo'i'i ^fev^drjTia TO 6c\t)[id oov WS ev
ovpavw, ical ITTI T^9 7^ 9>
4. trXXft fwaai l\fJM9 Vo TOW iroisrjpov. 7. >/&/.
8. afrtffTws.
11. TOI> Tra-repa ilp-rov, /u.r] \i9ov cTridtvffei airtif ; aintZ.
13. Hi>evpa"A<yiov. 33. ovde VTTO rov pdSiov.
222 LUKE XI. 36 XV. 30.
36. oXovfirf \ov 71 ficpo^einai (frwretvov o\ov.
37. 'Ei/ e rep XaX^ffot eiffe\0wis. 38. o ce <I>apiffai
44. rjpafifiinet'} KUI <bapiaaloi, VTronpnal a>s.
46. Tot9 (popTiof}. 49. avrwv ra ^ii'tj/a.eia.
53. /cat a7roffro[i(tti1eii> avrov Trepi Tr\ei6vwv.
54. evepevov7e<} airrov Tt e*; Tot) (nofKno 1 } avrov tva
ryopTjawaiv avrov.
XII.
1. Trpwrov. 3. i>0* aJv. 6. 7rei>7e.
9. o ^e apvt]ad/iiei>6<i /u.e evwiriov TUIV afdpwTruov (nrapiv]0i']<re7ai
evwTTiov iwv a~j~je\it)i> TOV Qeou.
11. TTiSs. 16. KfflMf,
18. Kai enre, Totrio Trot'tjaw *:a< Ta a'fada fiov.
19. Y ry X / /- 22. vpwv. 27. av^avei ti>. 28.
38. o< oi)\ot. 39. e~(pi)~{dpt](Tev uf.
42. a/>a Kot (ftpovtp.o's airrov. 43. o ^ow\o9.
47. 'E*:etVo9 Ce .tBe Troriaa<t. 56. 7ra>9. 58.
XIII.
11. ISov aaOcveiav. 25. up>)ffde Kvpie.
28. u/ta? Ce e/c/3a\Xo/teVoi* e'l'a.'.
30. 01 eaov7tu after Trpwroi. 35. ty;/y/to? {ytu' a/jn')i>.
XIV.
1. e-yeVeTO. 2. <Coy. 3. \e~fwv. 5. uTroKpiOels.
7. eVe'^w*' TTtti?. 8. VTTO T/j/os 1 WTT' av7ou.
12. / Ce'iwvov. 18. Trdvrev. 20. /cat ctfi rot/ro.
23. O KVplOS. 24. /XOf.
27. /cat oW/9 ov ftaffrd^et TOV a-ravpov iiv-rov, KOI
ri'aw /u.ov, ov cvvinai fiov eivai /Ltadrjri')<}.
29. up^wvrui. 31. e/9 Tro'XeyUoi/ KaOiaa?. 33. o
XV.
1. 7ri'T69. 3. Xe'yaJj'. 4. uf0pu>7TO<f. 12. IIaTe/>.
14. iaxvpos nu din-os ijpl;cno vff-repciaOai.
22. e<9 TOV9 7roca<}. 28. otV. 30. ^/X^ej/.
LUKE XVI. 5 XXI. 30. 223
XVI.
5. tmmoTov,
7. Ka< Xe'iyet av-rw, Ae'frtt aov TO "(pdnfia, ical "fpdtyov.
18. TTO Aifipbf. 19. \a[i7rpws. 20. ij\Ktvftevo9.
29. airrw.
XVII.
3. ets <TC. 4. e<9 <re T>/9 ijficpas before eTritrrpe^jf.
6. o Kt5/to9. 9. ov ^o/eiD. 10. iravta d^peioi.
11. K'fev^o rt^Tos. 12. oVryi/T^ffaj/. 13. avrot.
28. e0vrei>oj>, WKO&O/JIOVV, 36. /cat aT
XVIII.
2. Xe'wi/ T<i>f. 4. eV< 'ovov. 5. <a 'ye.
14. ainov. 15. tSovret ^e. 16. 7rpoaKa\effd/u.evo9 avrd.
21.7raj/Ta. 22. Tatrra fievpo. 25. elaekOetv.
35. 'EfyeVeTO. 40. Tr^o? avTov.
XIX.
12. ov'. 25. *rai eiirov ainw K.vpie, efcet ^e'/ca [ivus.
29. efyeVero a)9. 30. irunro-te.,
33. eiirov oi Kvptoi nirrov irpo'i avrow?, T< \yere TOV TrwXof;
35. TOI> TriDXci/. 37. cvvdfietuv. 42. rri
43. 7reptpa\of>ffiv eV< <rc ^dpaKa ffoi.
XX.
2. Xe'ryoi/Tc? eVe jy/tTf . 3. eVa. 9. TOV \oi'.
16. eiirov M) '(evono. 24. 'AlTOKptOemv, 25. toivvv.
26. airrov after dvoKpt'<m, 29. owi'.
32. vavepov cc iravriDV. 33. oy/' lyVMUlM.
I'/TC ffUfjLovaiv. 36. ical viot elot TOV 0cov.
XXI.
2. eVet. 3. airavrc? rot) 0cot). 4. TOJ> /9/OV.
6. eV ats. 7. owi'. 8. ov/. 10. Tore e\e~(ci' airro?<i.
11. eiroi/Trtt. 12. avrwv. 14. owi'. 15. nvreiiretv ovcc.
20. TOTE. 23. eVt T//9 7//9. 26. K TrpoaSoKt'a?. 30. >/^//.
224 LUKE XXII. 11 XXIII. 51.
XXII.
11. ffoi. 12. KoVeti/os. 14. ol BwSeica.
18. TJ/S vfiireXov. 20. 'QffavrwvTO vTrep iifiut
22. TO? dvdpwTrw. 23. avTot ef airrwv. 24. COKCI.
31. Et7T6 e O Ku/3tO9. 36. OVVOfJlOlW<l. 38. Kv/3te
39. rjico\ov6t]ffav Ce.
43. Q^dij Ce avTw efyyeXo* tar* ovpavov evia^vtav airrdv.
fyei/o^tei/os eV d'-ftavia, Aenvefrepov TrpoffrjvxeTo. e'/eVero
tCpws airrov wael 0po/u,/3oi aifiaros KaTafiaivovTe*} eVt Tjyj^ 7
47. lov. 52. o 'Iiycroi/s rot) lepov. 58. ne'T/so* 1 .
60. ert Xa\ot)i/Tos alrrov. 62. o IIeT/)O9. 63. Tov'
64. airrbv ervTrrov. 69. T^S
XXIII.
1. airrwv. 3. eTTTjpwnjffei'. 8. TroXXa.
10. eiaTrjKeiffav e ol upxiepeis ical ol "(pajifunei 1 }, eurovtas
K(nrj^(opovi'7es airrov,
11. eifovOevrjffa'} e avTov o 'HpwStj? avv To<9 <np<nev[Laaiv
<iV7ov, ical efiTraiga?, 7repifia\wv auTov e.aQrfra \afnrpav, Ve
^e^ avTov ra IltXaTW.
12. e'^yeVoi/TO Ce 0/\ot o T6 IltXaTO? *:a< o 'Hpw>]s ev
a fier' aXXjyXwj/' TrpovTrrfp-^ov <~(ap ev e\6pa oVre? TT/JOV
14. t'^ou eV TW avdpwwu! TOVTW. 15. icai iBov.
18. ijfJiiv. 19. Tii/a f^evoftevrjv ev TIJ Tro'Xet.
26. Ttvos eTreOtjicav. 27. TTO\V.
29. /^ov. 32. ere/jot.
34. o ^e 'Ij<roi)s e'Xe'e, IlaTe>, a9 awrots* oi5 fn ol'caai
vroiovfft.
36. /cat ofe
38. e?r' aJru5 ^fpa/nfiaotv 'EXXrjviKo'is icai 'Pwfia'iicoiy icai
40. A.7roKpi&eis. 46. Kat rat/ra enrwv.
48. o^Xot eVJ ryi/ Oeuipiav 7avr>)vv7re(TTpe(j)ov.
50. <cov.
51. OJ^TOS oy/c '^i/ awfKaTUTeOei/Aevo's Trj /3ov\rj Kai. TTJ Trpd
O.VTWV.
LUKE XXIV. 1 JOHN III. 28. 225
XXIV.
3. TOv Kvpi'ov, 4. e<yei>cTo KCU ISov,
9. TrdvraTracfi. 12. Kcifteisa.
13. ISov.
18. 'AiroicpiOeis fiovos eV TaTs i]fiepai<s
20. oVtWS i]/JiWV. 21. (TUI/ TTafft TOVTOtS
22. aXXa e^eaTTfaav i][La<* opdpiai.
23. oTnaatav.
29. Ae'<yoi/Tes *:at Keickiicev ij ijfjiepa.
30. efye'vero ^.er' awTWf. 32. cV 7yyti?i/ w* eXaXet ij
35. aJrots. 36. a^Tos o 'I^ffoS?.
42. /cat ajro fieKiaaiov Ktjpi'ov. 49. t'ow 'lepovaaXrj/u,.
51. e<ye'i/6TO dieffrrj.
52. e/9 TOI/ ovpavov TrpoaKWriaav^v avrov.
53. alvovvre<t Kal'Afir/v.
JOHN.
I.
26. 'A7reKpidrj. 27. 3s efiTrpoffOev fiov ^d^
31. ^<a TOVTO. 35. TraXtv. 37. ^wo TW 'Irjaov.
38. Oeaadfievos awTovs aico\ov6ovvra^.
39. o \676TOt epfiijvevofievov At^aff/caXe.
41. vo TW' aKovffdvTivvHerpov /cat dKoKovOrjaavrtuv aura.
42. 7r/(xJTOs o 6OT ficdepfirjvevdfjievoi', o X/)tffTo's.
44. o *I?;<7ot)s. 46. eV ra5 vdfjuy.
II.
18. ' A.7reicpiOr)aav ovv. 19. TOt/TOi/. 22. ayro?9.
III.
2. OVT09 a ffv TToeet?. 3. 'Aireicpidr), 5. '
7. keiavtaOev, 8. Tras. 9. 'Ajreicpidij.
10. 'ATreKpt'Qrj. 11. a'/i^"' 1^- ^ 1 /"~ TO * 5 e oS.
22. T^J/ . . . 7^v. 27. 'AireicpiGrj. 28. at/roi.
15
226 JOHN IV. 9 VII. 52.
IV.
9. Ovmj9 ffVtnuKO9 'SiUfiapeiTidos. 10. 'ATreicpiOi) '
11. ?) <^fvvrj, Kvpie ovv. 17. 'Aireicpid-ij i] ^vi>tj.
19. ?} ffwrf. 20. OTTOV Set. 23. avrov.
24. Di/eiyta o Oeo's Bet.
25. aim*? OtiSa OT< o Xeryo'/tej/o? X/MOTOS tVetvos j^
28. ro<9 dvOpwTTOiv. 30. tjp^ovro.
31. 'Ei/ ^e Tii fiera^v Ae'iyoi'Tes. 33. ovi' o< f.ia.0>)vai
34. o 'Irjaovs. 36. <Vo.
V.
7. tiTreicpt'drjo daOevwv. 13. laOcl-i ev TOJ TO'TTII'.
16. /cot t'TOvf auTov ii7TOK7e?vai. 21. 01)5 0c\et.
VI.
) eVatTTos turruv,
10. o 'If/ffOfs owl' <M uvCpei tov nptOfiov uxrci
13. TO?^ (3eflpwKdffii>. 14. o 'I^<roi9.
15. 'I/y<rot)s ovv ypottt ort p~\ea9at. 31.
32. E<Vei/ oi)f aiiTots o 'I^ffot)?. 39. e|- avrov.
47. alujviov. 51. e'7tu cwaw after ?}f . 55. 7
57. KaKelvos. 58. TO fjidwa. 60. o
61. eV tawru" jre^i TOVTOV.
64. r/i/69 e<rtj> o< /t^ Trunevovres, KOI.
66. 6/9 Tfi OTTl'ffU! - 6T.
67. OWI' O 'Iiy<TOt)s. 69. Tof' ^"aJfTOV.
70. 'A-TTEKpiOt] o 'I^trot)? TOW? cwfieica.
VII.
6. e-roi[ios. 8. TauT/yf -TTW. 11. owi/.
21. 'ATreicpt'Ot). 23. e>oJ. 28. of>/>.
32. TTG^t airrov Ttwra ot fyapiaiiioi. 33. oi)i'.
35. otV /ue'XXe* Tov9"E\Xv;i'rt5. 37. eV^ar/y
40. OT'T09 CGTIVO 7rpo(pi]T>i<f. 41. A\\ot e
42. o X/j<o-T09 after Ao/3/. 45. o5j/ AT/.
46. 'ATrcKptOtjaav. 47. oj^v. 49. cTrnccnapmoi ciai.
50. FiV wv cf avTwv. 52. 'A7reicpi0>]ffai'.
JOHN VIII. 12 X. 36. 227
VIII.
12. ovv eXaX^o-e. 13. ovv. 14. 'ATreicpidrj oi'dcne.
16. Trmt'fp. 19. ovv 'ATreicpiOr] 6 'Irjaovv.
20. T<i p^/uara 6 'lyaov? diddffKwv. 21. 6 'li/aovv.
34. 'AireKpi'dr) T^* ajvLaprias. 46. ftoi.
47. 6/c -rov Oeov before erre.
48. ' AireKpidrjffav ovv.
49. 'AireKpi'Ot). 52. ot)f /cat oi TrpoffijTaieis -rbv aiu>va.
53. Tot) TTHT^O? IJ/AWV 6'ffTis ciiTeQave ;
55. iyu>j> after 0eo?.
56. o Trarijp v/uwv. 57. ovi'. 58. o 'Irjffovs.
59. owi/ e\0a>i' ^t fieaov ainivv' ical Traprj^ev ovrw.
IX.
1. uv0pu)7Tov. 2. Ae'iyovTes 'Paj3f3i.
3. o 'I^eroi's tjfiaprev.
7. o epfirjveverai, tnre<na\[ie.vos. uTrrfXOev ovv.
8. o Ka&rj^t.evo'i. 10. oi'j/.
11. 'Aireicpi'Ot) eTToi'rjae, KO.I TOV? ttfrOaXfiov-s.
17. ort ijvoi^e ffov TOV9 o(j)0a\/j.ov9 ;
21. ai>709 Tre/ai avrov XaX^ffet. 22. jj&y.
23. *Or< if\iKi'av ex. ei ' ^- ^ I/ " 9 7 / v TV 0^ '^
25. 'AireicpiOr). 27. OVA: before rjicovaaTe.
30. 'AireicpiOr].
32. 6(fi6a\fAovs. 33. ow/c r)dvvaro. 34. ' Aireicpidrjaav.
35. TOI) Geot). 36. 'A7reicpi0i). 40. eV ravra /cat.
41. o 'I^ffows I't/i'.
6. TtW ^ a e'XaXee avroi?. 8. sr^o euov.
12. awja after upward T<i Trpdflara.
13. o <5e fiiadwros (^ev^ei 7re/i TOW irpofidrivv.
18. egovffi'av t y %o.' before TraXti/. 20. TroXXot.
21. o00aX/*ovs.
29. /tow after Tra-rrjp apird^eiv /tou after Trarp
31. TraKiv ot 'lov^atot. 32. /caXa. 33.
34. 'ATreKpi'drj. 36. eV<-
228 JOHN XL 6 XIV. 10.
XI.
6. Tore. 7. eVetra fterd rovro 7rd\i v. 9. '
11. yttera TOVTO. 12. ol fiadijTai avrov.
13. TJ/9 KOifiyffews. 14. ovj/. 16. ovv o Xe<yo'yM.ei>o9 Atfivfios.
18. a>9. 19. Tre/si TOW aeX0of' ai>7wv.
21. oi)f 77y>o9 TOJ/ 'Itjffovv, Kvpie. 25. *ca2 57 "11^.
26. Tras. 28. Tjp a^e\0j/j/ avr^s.
31. ol ovv 'lov&aioi ol oi/Tes fiCT* avrrj^ ev TTJ olicia rrfv
32. ovv iSovffa ainov. 33. avve\Q6vra<3.
39. r) ace\0^ TO*) reOvijKdros. 40. o 'r^trow9, Ov/c.
41, o?; ^i/ o "T0v>]Kias Keifievo 1 } 'Iiy<roi/s.
42. "tov TrepieffTuira. 44. avTO?s.
45. ovv ical deaffa.ju.evoi a eTroiytrev o '
51. TOV eviavrov eicetvov.
55. tHiv 'lovBai'tav irpo tov 7rda"%a. 56. ovv e'
XTI.
1. ovv ov rj<yeipev etc veicpiJov. 2. ovv.
4. ovv airrov ^i'[iu>vos.
6. E?7re $e lov-ro /cat TO. ySaXXo'/tei/a efidffra^ev. 7. ovj/.
8. TOVS TTTOJ^OVS y/> TTtZJ/TOTG ^6T6 /te^' tai/T3j/, 6/^6 C6 OU
9. fiovov. 11. VTrij^ov. 21.
22. TraXti' ' A.vcpea<3 ical 4>/X<7T7ro9. 23. ctTreKpivcno.
50. ovy o TraTT/p.
XIII.
1. TJ/S eo/3T;y?. 2. r/Cj;. 4. eic Tot) CEI'TTVOV. 7. a/3Tt.
9. IleT^o?. 11. Ov%t Trai/Te? KaOapot etne.
12. TraXti/. 14. oiJt'. 15. 7a/>. 18. vfiuiv.
21. a/t^i/. 29. o 'Irjffovs x/ }ei ' av
32. e< o 0eov et>oda0T) ev airriu. 33. v
34. tJ'a KCU t/ / wet9 a^faTra-re a\\T}\ov?. 36. o 'I
37. Ki'/)te. 38. '
XIV.
3. TOTTOV.
10. TO. prjfiara a e~(u} XaXw V/JL^V, UTT' efiavrov ov XaXw' o
o ev e[j,ol jievwv, ai5ro9 iroiei Ta eptya.
JOHN XIV. 11 XX. 7. 229
11. TTtarevere fioi on etytv ev na Tra-rpl, teal o Trarijp ev e/a,oi' ei
e firj, Sia 70, ep^a avra iriffTevere /tto/.
14. lav 71 alrffftjTe ev TW ovofia-ri /nov, e<y u> Troiyau).
19. en Tt after OVK on. 23. 'AjreKpiOij. 24. irarpbs.
26. TO A<yiov vfjuv. 30. 7To\\a rovrov.
XV.
16. /u,evi). 20. TOW \6 n fov. 21. aXXa.
XVI.
2. a\\'.
3. KOI Tatrra Troirjffovaiv vfilv, STL OVK e^vtaaav TOV ira-ripa.
vde efie.
7. 7/>. 19. [teJ a\\i'j\wv. 32. /i)i/. 33. vfitv
XVII.
5. ^ ei%ov Trapa aot.
11. ows e'ca>/cas /tot, <Va 5<rtf ev, /ea#ws ?}ye?s. 24. T^eyft^i/.
XVIII.
2. avrov. 3. /cai OTT\WV. 4. ovi/.
5. o 'lr/ffov<i o TrapaSiSov? avrov. 6. oi>> aJro??.
8. o 'I^ffo/ls owv Tovrof?. 9. oudeva.
10. f''X, lav ainrfv. 12. avve\afiov TOV '\rj<rovv. 13. 7/
15. 'H/coXow^et ^e TiT- 'lijffov aXXos o ^e fiaOrjjrfi eVeJi/os ^i^
16. T^ 0w/o o aXXos S? T/J'. 17. Ilerpw.
23. 'AireKpi'dij el Kajcws papTvpyaov Trepi rot) xaicov' el tie.
28. aXX' <Va. 29. ovi/. 30. aura'.
31. ovv vfiSiv ovv.
XIX.
41. OTTOV ea7avpwdij KO.IVOV.
XX.
2. aXXov. 3. o IIeT/309 /cat o aXXos fiaOrjr^. '
7. Keifteva o ?jv eiri T//? /ce0aX>/9 av-rov, ov /tTa TWV odoviwv
icei'fievov, aXXa et9 eva TOTTOV.
230
JOHN XX. 8 XXI. 25.
8. oXXo9 o e\0wv Trpwro 1 }. 10. Trd\iv. 11. e^ia ovv.
12. TO aw/la. 15. o 'Ijyo-oys.
16. 2T^a06?<ra CKeivrj o Xe'<yeTu,
17. o 'Itjaovs 7/>- 18. if
19. Ovarj-i ovv o^rias ffvvr) r -(/u,evoi.
20. TOKTO iddvres TOV Kvpiov. 21. GUI' o 'I
24. o Xe-yo'/tefos At'ey^o?.
25. ovi/ ot aXXot fiadrfrai ef TWJ/ rf\u3v before KO.I fid\io
TJJV 'x^'ipd fiov.
26. TraXtv. 27. w^e KOI (pepe aXXo Trtaro's.
28. *ra2 direKpiOrj. 29. Owfia. 30. evwiriov.
XXI.
1. TToXti/. 2. o Xefyo'/tei/o? A/^v/to9 avrov.
3. I16T/9O9 eij\8ov Kai evOvs. 4. 7/^)7 ytteVrot '
5. Ol)f - O 'iTjaoTrS - ' A.7TKpl6tJffaV. 6. OVf - 6Tt.
7. II6T/JO9 iji> <ydp fyvfivds.
8. aXX' il)9 aVo irrj-^wv ciaicoaiwv rwv l^Ovwv,
9. ovi/ Keifievrjv. 11. HeT^os. 12. o Kiy>to9.
13. ep^erai ovv o/to/aj9. 14. /^'/.
15. ovv Uerpw TT\eiov -roinwv av o?Ba9 OT< 0t\a> ae.
16. Seirrepov ffi; o?a9 ort <f)i\w ae.
17. TO rpt-rov 0<Xet9 ^e ; icai Kvpie o 'I;y<row9.
18. dfirjv trot. 19. arjfiaivwv. 20. Kv/xe.
23. oi)i/ auTu,- rt'irpdsffe;
25. o'<ra ouCe ainov oi/nai TO. ^ipacfrdfieva j3i(3\i'a A.ftr]v.
APPENDIX II.
INTERPOLATIONS.
MATTHEW.
I.
16. Joseph to whom was betrothed the Virgin.
21. to thee. 22. Isaia. 25. to him.
II.
15. the mouth of Isaia.
III.
4. of the mountain. 5. they of. 6. each man.
14. unto him. 15. to he baptized. 17. to him.
IV.
5. and brought him. 6. to keep thee.
9. These kingdoms and their glory thou hast seen before
until a time.
18. preparing their.
24. and on each of them he laid his hands everyone.
V.
1. began to. 11. own. 12. in that day.
17. them. 35. beneath. 41. again.
VIII.
8. unto him. 14. Simon. 21. and I will come.
IX.
18. of the synagogue falling down.
30. immediately behold. 31. to every man.
X.
5. disciples.
23. and if they persecute you in the other city, flee ye to another
of the house.
41. For.
232 MATTHEW XIII. 2 XXV. 8.
XIII.
2. of the sea. 3. seed.
6. and with the shining of the sun which was upon it, it sank
down.
7. with it. 13. that they may never be converted.
48. of the sea very.
XIV.
34. dry.
XV.
1. unto him. 15. Simon. 27. and live. 28. very.
XVI.
9. who ate them from before them.
10. who ate of them from before them. 13. What this.
14. to him say he is say he is say he is say he is.
XVII.
15. a spirit of epilepsy seizes on him.
XVIII.
1. unto him. 7. that are coming. 10. verily.
21. Simon. 22. seven. 30. receive the entreaty.
XIX.
4. also. 22. rich.
XX.
2. for one workman. 7. my.
XXI.
23. tell us. 29. his soul to the vineyard. 37. haply.
XXII.
25. by her.
XXIII.
5. the straps of.
XXIV.
2. stones.
XXV.
8. and bride.
MATTHEW XXVI. 20 MARK IX. 27 233
XXVI.
20. unto them. 33. Simon in thee (before 'Jesus').
35. Simon. 38. Behold. -43. with sleep.
70. neither do I understand of the court.
XXVII.
5. and was strangled.
16. Jesus (before ' Bar- Abba') He had been thrown into prison
because of the evil he had done, and because he was a murderer.
17. the Jews Jesus (before ' Bar- Abba '). 26. with whips.
28. of purple and. 35. upon them.
36. while they were sitting. 41. and insulting him.
MAEK.
I.
19. sitting. 26. threw him down.
28. and many followed him. 29. Cepha. 38. Up.
II.
21. than before.
V.
10. these demons.
VI.
24. the damsel. 43. of those five loaves two.
48. with the fear of the waves.
VII.
5. these things. 6. that he said. 26. a widow.
28. woman which are over-
VIII.
27. some say say.
32. Simon as though he pitied him, said to him, Be it far from
thee.
IX.
8. again his disciples. 10. this word that he said.
25. coming. 26. of him.
27. and delivered him to his father.
234 MARK X. 4 LUKE II. 48.
X.
4. and give it to her. 23. who trust in. 48. again.
XI.
3. unto him. 11. and he entered (before ' into the temple ').
15. of God. 17. thus.
XII.
1. in it in it. 2. to him. 5. servant. 6. perhaps.
33. a man.
XIV.
8. behold, she hath done [it]. 14. My time is come.
18. verily. 20. his hand. 30. verily. 31. Simon.
36. My. 40. sleep. 41. the end is at hand.
62. answered and unto him. 63. Then.
XV.
3. but he gave no answer. 26. This is. 31. again.
44. sent and. 46. and brought [it]. 47. daughter.
XVI.
1. daughter. 7. behold.
8. when they had heard and went.
LUKE.
I.
1. to write. 7. in all their manner of life.
10. standing and. 11. to Zacharia.
12. and shook the angel. 42. to Mary. 44. great.
49. glorious. 50. and on the tribe. 62. also. 68. for them.
II.
18. what they had seen and heard, wondered.
19. in her mind. 22. as it is written in up. 28. Simeon.
30. behold. 34. of contention.
37. and the rest of her life and prayer.
39. and Joseph and Mary on the first-born that is written.
41. of unleavened bread. 44. Jesus. 48. his parents.
LUKE III. 4 XII. 56. 235
III.
4. in the plain for our God.* 6. shall be revealed together.
9. behold. 14. we also. 15. who heard him and saying.
16. unto them Behold. 17. holds. 19. of Herod.
22. of the body.
IV.
1. took him out. 2. that might be and he was there.
5. took him. 6. these kingdoms.
23. ye will say unto me. 24. unto them. 25. the prophet.
V.
4. dry. 7. They brought up fish from the weight of them.
8. on his face. 10. to salvation. 14. Jesus.
VI.
35. to them of men in heaven. 39. this.
40. in teaching. 42. and behold. 48. was full.
VII.
12. of the people. 17. the region.
VIII.
13. hastily. 22. and sat. 37. from them.
48. answered and.
IX.
6. apostles and the cities. 39. and it throweth him down.
53. set. 54. unto him.
X.
1. two. 12. much. 13. perhaps. 27. unto him.
40. about me.
XI.
36. when there is in it no lamp that hath shone is dark.
53. in the sight of all the people.
XII.
7. hair of. 47. stripes. 48. stripes (after ' few ') his hand.
56. to prove.
* See Isaiah xl. 3 in the Revised Version.
236 LUKE XIII. 23 XXII. 71.
XIII.
23. came, asking him Jesus. 27. Verily.
XIV.
5. pull him. 13. and the despised, and many others.
22. at the feast.
XV.
13. that came to him with harlots. 22. quickly. 30. that.
XVI.
23. being cast into.
XVII.
6. from hence.
XVIII.
21. lo. 36. the voice of. 39. Jesus saying.
XIX.
7. Zachai. 36. and came. 39. that they shout not.
XX.
9. and surrounded it. 10. one of the. 11. his.
17. When they heard these things, they knew certainly that he
spoke this parable about them.
29. amongst us. 33. behold. 34. are begotten and beget.
37. when God spake with him. 38. behold. 39. unto him.
41. the scribes concerning. 43. beneath.
XXI.
5. to them. 6. stones. 8. unto them.
11. in divers places (after ' pestilences '). 18. of the hair.
23. unto her. 24. all. 25. weakness of the hands.
30. and yield their fruit.
XXII.
8. unto them. 11. Our. 12. Behold for us. 14. he.
30. own. 34. unto him. 38. for you.
39. which is called Beth. 47. there appeared a great.
58. unto him unto him, Let me alone.
59. And it came to pass that. 71. lo.
LUKE XXIII. 3 JOHN V. 47. 237
XXIII.
3. that I am. 7. Herod (after ' because '). 9. Jesus.
13. all. 20. and said unto them.
21. unto them (after ' said ').
37. Hail to thee And they placed also on his head a crown of
thorns.
40. behold. 41. behold.
48. saying, Woe unto us, what hath befallen us ! woe unto us,
for our sins !
55. in their footsteps.
XXIV.
4. there appeared.
5. and looked on for their fear These meii. 7. to you.
10. the daughter. 13. he appeared. 19. in power.
21. behold. 22. where he had been laid.
23. to us and they were amazed. 25. Jesus. 29. began to.
31. immediately. 36. was found. 38. Jesus.
39. Behold. 46. Lo.
JOHN.
I.
34. chosen one. 35. with him. 41. My brother.
42. and he came (42. into Greek). 45. by his family.
II.
23. of unleavened bread. 25. The heart.
III.
1. and this man was. 6. because God is a living Spirit.
IV.
9. Lo. 16. to me. 34. own. 36. straightway.
V.
17. because of this. 18. word. 21. believe in him. 47. own.
238 JOHN VI. 4 XII. 14.
VI.
4. of the unleavened bread. 7. by little.
10. He said unto them, Go, make the men sit down on the green.
13. and of these two fishes of this bread. 63. the body.
VII.
35. that we shall not find him ? 49. before.
VIII.
39. own.
IX.
6. and taking it up. 7. thy face.
8. and they who had seen that he had begged.
9. were saying (before ' He is like him ') The blind man.
11. thy face. 30. own. 38. falling down.
X.
3. flock. 4. his own the sheep.
14. and mine own know me. 30. are ye standing.
22. the feast which is called.
XI.
15. come. 16. Come. 19. to Bethany. 20. went out to.
29. eagerly. 31. was thus amazed. 35. and when saw.
37. from his mother's womb.
38. the grave was hollowed out and the door was.
41. those men who were standing, came near.
42. of people these things. 43. come out.
44. in that hour. 45. from that hour.
46. And there were some of them who believed not.
47. and made. 49. whose name was their own this same.
57. to them.
XII.
2. seated at meat cumbered with.
3. and poured it on the head of Jesus while he sat at meat.
6. of the poor. 7. When heard it to him.
12. he went out, and came to the Mount of Olives.
13. and saying. 14. by Zacharia the prophet.
JOHN XIV. 1 XXL 22. 239
XIV.
1. Jesus said. 5. what it is. 6. I. 27. own.
XV.
20. heard and. 21. own. 23. because that.
XVI.
20. and sigh.
XVII.
11. take. 26. may be (after 'also').
XVIII.
1. [to] the mountain. 3. and a crowd of people.
15. because of this. 19. who they were what it was.
21. But now. 17. unto her. 25. these people.
28. to deliver him to the governor. 30. even.
XIX.
42. with haste to the place.
XX.
12. the pillows of the place. 13. angels.
16. and she ran towards him that she might touch him.
18. she told unto them. 23. against him. 25. is come.
29. in me.
XXI.
4. of the lake.
6. as he had said unto them, they sought to the weight
which it held.
7. and was swimming. 9. before Jesus.
11. and they found. 21. following him. 22. now.
J PALMKR, PRINTKB, ALEXANDRA STRKKT, CAMBEIDOE.
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